18Voting at general elections

Voting at general elections 18. Voting at general elections shall be in accordance with the following principles: (a) voting shall be compulsory; (b) voting shall be by secret ballot; (c) at a general election, an elector shall not vote more than once; (d) at a general election, an elector shall vote only by: (i) expressing a first preference for one independent candidate; (ii) expressing a first preference for one registered party; or (iii) expressing a first preference for one candidate of one registered party; and, if the elector wishes to do so, expressing subsequent preferences for candidates or parties for which the elector has not expressed a first preference.