Victorian Consolidated Regulations

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ELECTORAL) REGULATIONS 2020 - REG 94

An electronic counting system used to count votes under section 263(2) of the Act must—

        (a)     comply with the counting procedures set out in Division 6, 7 or 8 of Part 8 of the Act; and

        (b)     comply with the rules under clauses 10 to 15 of Schedule 1 to the City of Melbourne Act 2001 and regulation 40 of the City of Melbourne (Electoral) Regulations 2022 for determining the validity of a marked ballot-paper; and

        (c)     enable the electronic record of the preferences from any ballot-paper to be verified by comparison to the ballot‑paper after being recorded.

Note

For requirements regarding electronic counting systems in other Council elections—see regulation 72.

Reg. 95 inserted by S.R. No. 104/2022 reg. 12.