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ELECTORAL ACT 2004 - SECT 57

Casting declaration vote

    (1)     Subject to section 87, this section prescribes the requirements for casting a declaration vote under this Subdivision.

    (2)     After the issue of a declaration ballot paper to the person:

        (a)     the person must go to an unoccupied voting compartment at the voting centre and there, in private:

            (i)     mark the person's vote on the ballot paper; and

            (ii)     fold the ballot paper to conceal the vote; and

        (b)     the person must return the folded ballot paper to the officer; and

        (c)     the officer must, in the presence of the person, without unfolding the ballot paper, place it in the envelope on which the declaration mentioned in section 56(1)(c) or (2)(c) appears, seal the envelope and place it in a ballot box at the voting centre; and

        (ca)     if the declaration envelope includes a declaration mentioned in section 56(4)(a), the officer may record and retain an image of the outside of the envelope; and

        (d)     the person must then leave the voting centre.

    (3)     The person must act under subsection (2) without delay.



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