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ELECTORAL LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 2) 2016

Serial 8
Electoral Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2016
Mr Wood






A Bill for an Act to amend the Electoral Act and the Electoral Regulations













NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

ELECTORAL LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT (NO. 2) 2016

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Act No. [ ] of 2016

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Table of provisions

Part 20 Transitional matters for Electoral Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2016

361 Transitional matter

5 Transitional matter for Electoral Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2016

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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

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Act No. [ ] of 2016

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An Act to amend the Electoral Act and the Electoral Regulations

[Assented to [ ] 2016]

[Second reading [ ] 2016]

The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory enacts as follows:

Part 1 Preliminary matters
1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Electoral Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2016.

Part 2 Amendment of Electoral Act
2 Act amended

This Part amends the Electoral Act.

3 Section 50 amended

Section 50(2)

omit, insert

(2) The person must:

(a) place the number "1" in the candidate square for the candidate of the person's first preference; and

(b) place consecutively increasing whole numbers in the candidate squares for the other candidates in the order of the person's preferences until a number is placed in all candidate squares.

4 Section 94 amended

Section 94(2) to (3A)

omit, insert

(2) For section 50(2)(a) and (b), a voter is taken to have indicated the voter's order of preferences for all the candidates on a ballot paper in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (3), (3A) or (3B).

(3) If there are only 2 candidates and the voter placed a single "1", "Π" or "Ο" in one candidate square and either placed a "2" in the remaining candidate square or left it blank, then:

(a) the candidate whose candidate square is placed with a "1", "Π" or "Ο" is taken to be the voter's first preference; and

(b) the other candidate is taken to be the voter's last preference.

(3A) If there are 3 or more candidates and the voter placed a single "1", "Π" or "Ο" in one candidate square and placed consecutively increasing whole numbers (starting with a "2") in the remaining candidate squares until a number is placed in each of those candidate squares, then:

(a) the candidate whose candidate square is placed with a single "1", "Π" or "Ο" is taken to be the voter's first preference; and

(b) the number placed in each of the other candidate squares is taken to indicate the rest of the voter's order of preferences.

(3B) If there are 3 or more candidates and the voter placed a single "1", "Π" or "Ο" in one candidate square, left one candidate square blank and placed consecutively increasing whole numbers (starting with a "2") in the remaining candidate squares until a number is placed in each of those candidate squares, then:

(a) the candidate whose candidate square is placed with a single "1", "Π" or "Ο" is taken to be the voter's first preference; and

(b) the candidate whose candidate square is left blank is taken to be the voter's last preference; and

(c) each number placed in any other candidate square is taken to indicate the voter's order of preferences between the first and last preferences.

5 Section 128 amended

(1) Section 128(2)(a)

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conduct a second count and for that purpose

(2) Section 128(2)(a)

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, if any

(3) Section 128(2)(b)

omit

then remaining in the count –

insert

cast –

(4) Section 128(2)(b)

omit

, if any

(5) Section 128(2)(b)

omit

then remaining in the count.

insert

cast.

6 Part 20 inserted

After section 360

insert

Part 20 Transitional matters for Electoral Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2016

361 Transitional matter

The amendments made to this Act by the Electoral Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2016 do not apply to an election or general election (including an extraordinary general election) for which a writ was issued under Part 5 before the commencement of that Act.

Part 3 Amendment of Electoral Regulations
7 Regulations amended

This Part amends the Electoral Regulations.

8 Regulation 5 inserted

After regulation 4

insert

5 Transitional matter for Electoral Legislation Amendment
Act (No. 2) 2016

The amendments made to Form 1 in the Schedule by the Electoral Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2016 (the amending Act) do not apply to an election or general election (including an extraordinary general election) for which a writ was issued under Part 5 of the Act before the commencement of the amending Act.

9 Schedule amended

Form 1

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all words from "Place" to "count."

insert

Number the boxes 1 to [number of candidates] in the order of your choice. Remember, number every box to make your vote count.

Part 4 Expiry of Act
10 Expiry of Act

This Act expires on the day after it commences.

 


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