23Duplicate ballot papers

23 Duplicate ballot papers

23 Duplicate ballot papers

(1) A person who is recorded by the returning officer as having been sent a ballot paper may, before the close of the ballot, request a duplicate ballot paper from the returning officer.

(2) The request must be accompanied by a statutory declaration verifying—

(a) the person did not receive a ballot paper or the ballot paper received is lost or damaged, and

(b) the person has not voted in the ballot.

(3) If the returning officer is satisfied of the matters set out in the statutory declaration, the returning officer may, before the close of the ballot, send a duplicate ballot paper and outer envelope to the person if the person has not voted in the ballot.

(4) The returning officer must keep a record of all duplicate ballot papers sent under this section.

s 23: Ins 2025 (622), Sch 1[2].