Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) Subsection (2)
applies if —
(a)
under section 96C(1), a person claims to vote in an election at a polling
place for a district; and
(b) the
person’s name is on the roll for the district; and
(c) the
claim is not rejected under section 96C.
(2) The person may
vote in the election in accordance with Subdivision 4.
(3) For the purposes
of subsection (1)(b) —
(a) the
person’s surname is taken to be on the roll for the district as long as
the name on the roll is a surname that the person is entitled to use; and
(b) if
an officer working at the polling place is satisfied of the identity of the
person, the occurrence of 1 or more of the following on the roll for the
district is to be ignored in determining whether the person’s name is on
the roll —
(i)
a name of the person (other than a surname) being
omitted;
(ii)
a wrong name (other than a surname) being entered for the
person;
(iii)
a name of the person being misspelled.
[Section 96D inserted: No. 30 of 2023 s. 80.]
[Heading inserted: No. 30 of 2023 s. 80.]