25Applications for enrolment

25 Applications for enrolment

25 Applications for enrolment

(1) A person qualified to vote in a poll who is not included in the preliminary roll must apply for enrolment in the final roll for the poll.

(2) The application for enrolment must be—

(a) in the approved form, and

(b) given to the returning officer before the close of enrolments.

(3) If the returning officer is satisfied that the applicant is qualified to vote, the returning officer must enter the following in the final roll for the poll—

(a) the full name and address of the applicant,

(b) if, for a poll under the Act, section 17(1), the committee’s foundation regulation provides for different voting entitlements for the committee’s constituents—the voting entitlement of the applicant.

(4) If the returning officer is not satisfied that the applicant is qualified to vote, the returning officer must—

(a) reject the application, and

(b) give the applicant written notice of the rejection, including reasons for the rejection.

(5) If the returning officer receives an incomplete application and is satisfied there is sufficient time for the applicant to return a completed application, the returning officer must—

(a) return the application to the applicant for completion, and

(b) consider a completed application returned by the applicant in accordance with this section.