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ELECTORAL ACT 1985 - SECT 60A

60A—Voting tickets

        (1)         One voting ticket, or two separate voting tickets, may be lodged with the Electoral Commissioner or the returning officer in relation to a candidate for election as a member of the House of Assembly.

        (2)         A voting ticket will not be regarded as validly lodged under subsection (1) unless—

            (a)         written notice of intention to lodge a voting ticket or voting tickets is given to the Electoral Commissioner or the returning officer at or before the hour of nomination by or on behalf of the candidate; and

            (b)         the voting ticket is lodged within 72 hours after the close of nominations.

        (3)         A voting ticket may be lodged under this section by—

            (a)         the candidate to whom it relates; or

            (b)         a person authorised in writing by the candidate to act on their behalf.

        (4)         An authorisation under subsection (3)(b) may only be given to a registered officer of a registered political party of which the candidate is a member.

        (5)         A voting ticket lodged by or on behalf of a candidate under subsection (1) must—

            (a)         indicate by consecutive numbers commencing with the number 1 an order of preference for all candidates in the election; and

            (b)         indicate a preference for that candidate over all other candidates in the election.



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