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#### 65 Contested election
65 Contested election
> > (1) A ballot is to be held if more than one person has been duly nominated by the close of nominations.
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> > (2) If a ballot is to be held, the returning officer is to publish a notice stating the following—
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> > > (a) that a poll will be taken,
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> > > (b) the following information relating to each candidate for election—
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> > > > (i) the candidate’s name,
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> > > > (ii) the town, suburb or locality in which the candidate resides,
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> > > > (iii) the Local Aboriginal Land Council of which the candidate is a voting member,
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> > > (c) the addresses of the polling places and the day and the hours during that day that the polling places will be open for voting,
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> > > (d) that postal voting facilities will be available for electors unable to vote at a polling place.
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> > (3) The notice is to be published—
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> > > (a) on the website of the election administrator, and
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> > > (b) in any other manner determined by the returning officer.
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> **cl 65:** Am 2022 No 68, Sch 2.2\[4\].