### Chief Executive Election Ordinance 《行政長官選舉條例》

22. Termination of election proceedings
(1AA) Where—
(a) at the close of nominations only one candidate is validly nominated; and
(b) at any time after the close of nominations but before the declaration of the result of the election—
(i) proof is given to the satisfaction of the Returning Officer that the candidate dies; or
(ii) proof is given to the satisfaction of the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee that the candidate is disqualified under section 20(1) from being elected, (Replaced 14 of 2021 s. 396)

the Returning Officer shall, by a public declaration, terminate the proceedings for the election. (Added 10 of 2006 s. 9)
(1AB) Where—
(a) at the close of nominations only one candidate is validly nominated; and
(b) a poll is conducted under section 23 and the candidate is, under section 26A(4), not returned at the election,

the Returning Officer shall—
(c) publicly declare that no candidate is returned at the election;
(d) publish the declaration and the result of the poll in the Gazette; and
(e) by a public declaration, terminate the proceedings for the election. (Added 10 of 2006 s. 9)
(1) Where—
(a) at the close of nominations 2 or more candidates are validly nominated; and
(b) at any time after the close of nominations but before the declaration of the result of the election—
(i) proof is given to the satisfaction of the Returning Officer that any candidate dies; or
(ii) proof is given to the satisfaction of the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee that any candidate is disqualified under section 20(1) from being elected, (Replaced 14 of 2021 s. 396)

the Returning Officer shall, by a public declaration, terminate the proceedings for the election.
(2) If a candidate is eliminated at any round of voting under section 27(3)(c) or (4)(c), he shall cease to be regarded as a candidate for the purposes of subsection (1)(b).
(3) If—
(a) at the close of nominations 2 or more candidates are validly nominated; and
(b) a poll is conducted under section 24 and, under section 27(2A), no candidate is returned at the election,
the Returning Officer must—
(c) publicly declare that no candidate is returned at the election;
(d) publish the declaration and the result of the poll in the Gazette; and
(e) by a public declaration, terminate the proceedings for the election. (Added 1 of 2011 s. 5)

### Chief Executive Election Ordinance 《行政長官選舉條例》

23. Polling arrangement where only one candidate is validly nominated
Where at the close of nominations only one candidate is validly nominated, a poll shall be conducted in accordance with section 26A and the EAC Regulations under the supervision of the Returning Officer.
(Replaced 10 of 2006 s. 10)

24. Polling arrangement for contested election
(Amended 10 of 2006 s. 11)Where there are 2 or more candidates in an election, a poll shall be conducted in accordance with section 27 and the EAC Regulations under the supervision of the Returning Officer.
(Amended 10 of 2006 s. 11)

25. Voting by members of Election Committee
(1) Subject to section 26, only the members of the Election Committee whose names appear on the final register of members of the Election Committee can vote at a poll.
(2) The votes at a poll shall be cast by secret ballot.
(3) At a poll each member of the Election Committee is entitled to cast a single vote in each round of voting.

### Chief Executive Election Ordinance 《行政長官選舉條例》

26. Disqualification from voting
(1) If a member of the Election Committee whose name appears on the final register of members of the Election Committee— (Amended 14 of 2021 s. 397)
(a) resigns under section 3(3) of the Schedule; (Amended 7 of 2009 s. 3; 14 of 2021 s. 397)
(b) (Repealed 7 of 2009 s. 3)(c) falls within paragraph (a), (b), (ca), (f) or (g) of section 18(1) of the Schedule; (Amended 7 of 2009 s. 3; 14 of 2021 s. 397; 6 of 2024 s. 186)
(d) (Repealed 7 of 2009 s. 3)(e) is in breach of an oath taken under section 42A of the Schedule; or (Added 14 of 2021 s. 397)
(f) fails, or is declared or decided in accordance with any law to have failed, to fulfil the legal requirements and conditions on upholding the Basic Law and bearing allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, (Added 14 of 2021 s. 397)
he shall be disqualified from voting at the poll.
(2) To avoid doubt, if a person’s functions as a member of the Election Committee are suspended under section 43A(2) of the Schedule, the person is disqualified from voting at the poll. (Added 14 of 2021 s. 397)

### Chief Executive Election Ordinance 《行政長官選舉條例》

26A. System of voting: only one candidate
(1) This section applies to an election in which at the close of nominations only one candidate is validly nominated.
(2) In the poll conducted in the election, the ballot papers shall be so designed as to allow members of the Election Committee to cast either a support vote or a not support vote.
(3) If the number of support votes obtained by the candidate exceeds 750, the candidate is returned at the election. (Amended 1 of 2011 s. 6; 14 of 2021 s. 398)
(4) If the number of support votes obtained by the candidate does not exceed 750, the candidate is not returned at the election and section 22(1AB) applies. (Amended 1 of 2011 s. 6; 14 of 2021 s. 398)
(Added 10 of 2006 s. 12)