Victorian Current Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 2002 - SECT 97A

    (1)     Without limiting the generality of section 97 , the election manager of an election day voting centre may temporarily suspend voting for a period not exceeding 4 hours at the election day voting centre if the election manager considers that it is necessary to do so because of—

        (a)     a riot or open violence; or

        (b)     a serious threat of a riot or open violence occurring; or

        (c)     a storm, tempest, flood or other similar event; or

        (d)     a health hazard; or

        (e)     a fire or the activation of a fire alarm or fire safety equipment; or

        (f)     any other reason which the election manager considers—

              (i)     may affect the safety of electors; or

              (ii)     may interrupt or obstruct the proper conduct of voting.

    (2)     The election manager must ensure that any person who attends the election day voting centre during the period that voting is temporarily suspended is provided with information to assist the person to vote including—

        (a)     the time at which the election day voting centre is expected to re-open;

        (b)     the location of other election day voting centres.

    (3)     If for any reason the election day voting centre can not be re-opened for voting on election day, the Commission must adjourn the holding of the election at the election day voting centre in accordance with section 97.

Division 3—Early voting and postal voting

S. 98 substituted by No. 38/2005 s. 9, repealed by No. 30/2018 s. 22.

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