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ACT V OF 2010 ACT V OF 2010 BALOCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 2010 An Act to provide for the constitution and continuance of Local Government Institutions in Balochistan, and to consolidate law relating to the Local Government and to provide for the matters connected therewith and ancillary thereto. [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 13th May, 2010] No. PAB/Legis: V(8)/2010, dated 13-5-2010.---The Balochistan Local Government Bill, 2010 having been passed by the Provincial. Assembly of Balochistan on 10th May, 2010 and assented to by the Governor, Balochistan on 11th May, 2010 is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly. Preamble.---Whereas the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan under Article 32 requires the State to encourage Local Government Institutions composed of elected representatives of the areas concerned and having special representation of peasants workers and women: Whereas the Constitution requires the provincial, government to decentralize the government administration under Article 140-A so as to facilitate expeditious disposal of its business to meet the convenience and requirements of the public: And Whereas it is expedient to consolidate the law relating to Local Government Institutions so as to the obligation in line with the requirements of the Constitution: Now therefore, it is enacted as under: CHAPTER- IV LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS 20. Polling Station.---(1) The Returning Officer shall, before such time as the Election Commission may fix submit to Election Commission, a list of polling stations he proposes to provide in a constituency for the purpose of election of a member for that constituency. (2) The Election Commission may make such alterations in the list of polling stations submitted under subsection (1) as it deems necessary and shall forward to the Returning Officer the final list of polling stations. (3) The Returning Officer shall establish in each constituency polling stations according to the final list forwarded to him by the Election Commission, specifying the electoral area and the electors thereof who will be entitled to vote at such polling station, and shall, at least twenty four hours before the polling day, give wide publicity, in such manner as he may deem fit, to the polling stations so established. (4) No polling station shall be located in any premises which belongs to, or is under the control of any candidate.