7(1)The Assistant Electoral Officers shall assist the Chief Electoral Officer in the performance of his or her duties.

7(2)In the absence or illness of the Chief Electoral Officer, on the failure of the Chief Electoral Officer to perform the duties of the office or if the office is vacant, the senior Assistant Electoral Officer shall act in the place of the Chief Electoral Officer and, while so acting, possesses the powers of and shall perform the duties of the Chief Electoral Officer.

7(3)For the purposes of subsection (2), the senior Assistant Electoral Officer is the Assistant Electoral Officer who has been appointed to that office for the longer period of time.