South Australian Current Acts

[Index] [Table] [Search] [Search this Act] [Notes] [Noteup] [Previous] [Next] [Download] [Help]

ELECTORAL ACT 1985 - SECT 87

87—Ballot boxes or other facilities to be kept secure

        (1)         Subject to subsection (2), a ballot box or other facility used for keeping voting papers must be kept securely closed and sealed so as to prevent the introduction or removal of any paper or object except—

            (a)         when it is immediately required for the purpose of receiving voting papers; or

            (b)         when the voting papers are required for the purposes of scrutiny.

        (2)         An officer must, before voting papers are first deposited in a ballot box or other secured facility for the purposes of an election, publicly exhibit it empty.



AustLII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback