Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The ballot papers
to be used at a referendum shall be in accordance with the prescribed form or
forms.
(2) Different forms of
ballot paper may be prescribed —
(a) for
voting of different kinds; and
(b) for
different referendums or referendums of different kinds.
(3) Where 2 or more
referendums are held on the same day, it shall not be necessary for the forms
of ballot paper for each referendum to be on separate pieces of paper, but 2
or more forms of ballot paper which may be used by any one elector may be on
one piece of paper in accordance with a prescribed form, in which case it
shall not be necessary for the signature or initials of the presiding officer
to appear more than once on the piece of paper, and any ground of informality
that relates only to a particular ballot paper and vote shall not affect the
validity of any other ballot paper or vote.
(4) The returning
officer for each district must provide ballot papers to be used at the
referendum to each place in the district at which the votes of electors at a
referendum are being taken.
[Section 17 amended: No. 30 of 2023 s. 193.]