Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) A candidate for the office of Councillor who is not a member of a group or a person authorised in writing by such a candidate may lodge with the election manager an indication of preferences for inclusion in the postal ballot envelope under regulation 49 of the Local Government (Electoral) Regulations 2020.
(2) An indication of preferences must be lodged with the election manager no later than noon on the fourth day after nomination day.
(3) An indication of preferences must be lodged—
(a) at the place or places that nominations are received under regulation 22(2)(a) of the Local Government (Electoral) Regulations 2020; or
(b) if the election manager has advised candidates that candidate statements are to be received at another place, at that other place; or
(c) by electronic communication in accordance with conditions determined by the election manager.
(4) An indication of preferences must—
(a) be in the form of a ballot-paper and identify each candidate for the office of Councillor and the order in which they appear on the ballot-paper; and
(b) place a number 1, 2, 3, 4 (and so on as the case requires) in the squares opposite the names of all the candidates so as to indicate the candidate's order of preference for them.
(5) The election manager must reject an indication of preferences that does not comply with this regulation.