0 (in the UK) the person who is in charge of a polling station (= a place where people go to vote in an election)
The presiding officer and the secretary or clerk are present, and clustered around them is a small group of members.
The various chiefs of the traditional area constitute the members of the jury at the paramountcy level, with the paramount chief as the presiding officer and chief justice.
The other aspect is the case which is all too common, of the presiding officer omitting to affix the mark to the ballot paper itself.
The police asked the presiding officer and the polling clerk if this schoolmistress had voted there or not.
It is not the duty of the presiding officer to intimate to individuals, who are registered, whether they are qualified or not.
The election of the presiding officer cannot be by a majority vote.
If it is to be decided by the presiding officer, who will he consult?
The ballot papers are handed to the police and the presiding officer normally goes with them.
