Queensland Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTORAL ACT 2011 - SECT 99

99 Returning officer’s duty after counting votes

When the result of the poll for the election is known, the returning officer must—

(a) seal the following in separate parcels—

(i) all formal ballot papers, including ballot papers printed for electronically assisted votes;

(ii) all informal ballot papers, including ballot papers printed for electronically assisted votes;

(iii) all accepted declaration envelopes from which ballot papers have been removed;

(iv) all rejected declaration envelopes;

(v) all spoilt ballot papers in sealed envelopes;

(vi) all unused ballot papers;

(vii) all of the books and papers (other than the voters roll) used in the poll by each presiding officer; and

(b) endorse on each parcel a description of its contents and sign the endorsement; and

(c) allow any scrutineers, who wish to do so, to countersign the endorsement.