24Provisional vote—omission from roll

24 Provisional vote—omission from roll

24 Provisional vote—omission from roll

(1) A person whose name is not included in the approved roll who claims to be eligible to vote in the CID proposal ballot may vote in accordance with this section.

(2) The person may, before the close of the ballot, request a ballot paper from the returning officer.

(3) The request must be accompanied by a statutory declaration verifying the following—

(a) the person is a business land owner or CID business in the CID,

(b) the person did not receive a ballot paper,

(c) for a person who is a business land owner—

(i) no other person owns the parcel of business land owned by the business land owner, or

(ii) if the parcel of business land is owned with one or more other business land owners—

(A) none of the other business land owners received a ballot paper in relation to the parcel, and

(B) the other business land owners agree to the person making the request,

(d) for a CID business—

(i) no other person operates the relevant business or commercial enterprise, or

(ii) if the relevant business or commercial enterprise is operated with one or more other persons—

(A) none of the other persons received a ballot paper in relation to the business or commercial enterprise, and

(B) the other persons agree to the person making the request,

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

(4) The returning officer may, before the close of the ballot, give a ballot paper and inner and outer envelope to the person if the returning officer is satisfied the person is eligible to vote in the CID proposal ballot.

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

(6) For the Act, section 13(4), a person given a ballot paper under this section is taken to be enrolled on the approved roll for the ballot.