22Ballot papers

22 Ballot papers

22 Ballot papers

(1) The returning officer must, as soon as practicable after the Authority approves the approved roll, send the following to each person enrolled—

(a) a ballot paper,

(b) an inner envelope,

(c) an outer envelope.

(2) The ballot paper must include the following—

(a) the question to be voted on in the poll with the words “YES” and “NO” and appropriate spaces for the person’s answer,

(b) the date by which the ballot paper must be returned,

(c) either of the following—

(i) the initials of the returning officer or a person authorised by the returning officer to prepare the ballot paper,

(ii) an official mark,

(d) directions for the person to indicate, on the ballot paper and outer envelope, whether the ballot paper is being completed by a business land owner or by a CID business.

(3) The ballot papers for business land owners must be a different colour from the ballot papers for CID businesses.

(4) The ballot paper may include directions the returning officer considers appropriate for—

(a) recording a vote, and

(b) returning the ballot paper to the returning officer.

(5) The outer envelope for business land owners must be a different colour from the outer envelope for CID businesses.

s 22: Ins 2025 (622), Sch 1[2].