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2016
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
Electoral Legislation Amendment Bill (No 2) 2016
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
GENERAL OUTLINE
This Bill is to amend the Electoral Act and the Electoral Regulations. The new Act will reverse the decision by the previous Government to introduce optional preferential voting and to allow a return to full preferential voting.
.NOTES ON CLAUSES
Clause 1. Short title
This is a formal clause which provides for the citation of the Bill. The Bill when passed may be cited as the Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 2016..
Clause 2. Act amended
This part amends the Electoral Act
Clause 3. Section 50 amended
This clause omits what is presently in the act and inserts the previous requirement in the original Act requiring a person to place consecutive numbers in all squares starting with the number’1’.
Clause 4. Section 94 amended
This clause inserts omits 94(2) to 3A and inserts new clauses explaining how some variations on the requirements of Section 50 (2) can still be acceptable as a valid vote.
Clause 5. Section 128 amended
This clause omits certain words applicable when optional preferential voting was permitted. The section reverts back to the original legislation in regards to counting preferences when there is the full preferential system.
· Clause 6. Part 20 inserted
This contains the transitional provisions for this Bill.
Clause 7 Regulations amended
· This part amends the Electoral Regulations.
Clause 8 Regulation 5 inserted
· This inserts transitional provisions for the regulations
Clause 9 Schedule Amended
This clause omits all words from ‘Place’ to ‘count’ and inserts the requirement to number all boxes.
Clause 10 Expiry of Act
Says when the Act expires.