28Rejection of ballot papers

28 Rejection of ballot papers

28 Rejection of ballot papers

(1) The returning officer must reject an outer envelope if—

(a) the envelope is received—

(i) unsealed, or

(ii) after the close of the ballot, or

(b) the information or statement required to be recorded on the back of the outer envelope is missing from the back of the envelope, or

(c) the business land owner or CID business identified on the back of the envelope is not enrolled on the approved roll.

(2) For all other outer envelopes, the returning officer must draw a line through the name on the approved roll that corresponds to the name on the back of the envelope.

(3) The returning officer must not open an outer envelope in determining whether to reject the envelope.

s 28: Ins 2025 (622), Sch 1[2].