sec.27Conduct of elections for committee—open ballot

### sec.27 Conduct of elections for committee—open ballot This section states how a committee election by open ballot must be held. After nominations close, the secretary must prepare hard copy ballot papers, and if applicable an electronic form of the ballot papers, for each of the following positions for which a ballot is required— chairperson; secretary; treasurer; the ordinary members of the committee. Each ballot must be conducted separately. However, the separate ballots mentioned in subsection (3) may appear on 1 document. For each ballot, the secretary must list the names of the properly nominated candidates in alphabetical order of family name, showing— after each name, a blank space for voting purposes; and whether the candidate is an owner of a lot; and if the candidate is not an owner of a lot— the name of the owner of a lot who nominated the candidate; and the candidate’s residential or business address; and the category of person mentioned in section 10 (1) (b) , (c) or (d) to which the candidate belongs; and details of any payment to be made to, or to be sought by, the candidate from the body corporate for the candidate carrying out the duties of a committee member. For examples of nomination requirements, see sections 10 , 17 and 18 . For a hard copy vote, the secretary must forward with the notices for the annual general meeting— the ballot papers; and an envelope, self-addressed to the secretary, marked ‘ballot paper’. For an electronic vote, the secretary must forward, with the notices for the annual general meeting, instructions on how a person may cast a vote. (sec.27-ssec.1) This section states how a committee election by open ballot must be held. (sec.27-ssec.2) After nominations close, the secretary must prepare hard copy ballot papers, and if applicable an electronic form of the ballot papers, for each of the following positions for which a ballot is required— chairperson; secretary; treasurer; the ordinary members of the committee. (sec.27-ssec.3) Each ballot must be conducted separately. (sec.27-ssec.4) However, the separate ballots mentioned in subsection (3) may appear on 1 document. (sec.27-ssec.5) For each ballot, the secretary must list the names of the properly nominated candidates in alphabetical order of family name, showing— after each name, a blank space for voting purposes; and whether the candidate is an owner of a lot; and if the candidate is not an owner of a lot— the name of the owner of a lot who nominated the candidate; and the candidate’s residential or business address; and the category of person mentioned in section 10 (1) (b) , (c) or (d) to which the candidate belongs; and details of any payment to be made to, or to be sought by, the candidate from the body corporate for the candidate carrying out the duties of a committee member. For examples of nomination requirements, see sections 10 , 17 and 18 . (sec.27-ssec.6) For a hard copy vote, the secretary must forward with the notices for the annual general meeting— the ballot papers; and an envelope, self-addressed to the secretary, marked ‘ballot paper’. (sec.27-ssec.7) For an electronic vote, the secretary must forward, with the notices for the annual general meeting, instructions on how a person may cast a vote. - (a) chairperson; - (b) secretary; - (c) treasurer; - (d) the ordinary members of the committee. - (a) after each name, a blank space for voting purposes; and - (b) whether the candidate is an owner of a lot; and - (c) if the candidate is not an owner of a lot— (i) the name of the owner of a lot who nominated the candidate; and (ii) the candidate’s residential or business address; and (iii) the category of person mentioned in section 10 (1) (b) , (c) or (d) to which the candidate belongs; and - (i) the name of the owner of a lot who nominated the candidate; and - (ii) the candidate’s residential or business address; and - (iii) the category of person mentioned in section 10 (1) (b) , (c) or (d) to which the candidate belongs; and - (d) details of any payment to be made to, or to be sought by, the candidate from the body corporate for the candidate carrying out the duties of a committee member. - (i) the name of the owner of a lot who nominated the candidate; and - (ii) the candidate’s residential or business address; and - (iii) the category of person mentioned in section 10 (1) (b) , (c) or (d) to which the candidate belongs; and - (a) the ballot papers; and - (b) an envelope, self-addressed to the secretary, marked ‘ballot paper’.