15Electronic ballot paper for pre-meeting electronic voting

#### 15 Electronic ballot paper for pre-meeting electronic voting 15 Electronic ballot paper for pre-meeting electronic voting > > (1) This section applies to a ballot for determination of a matter by an association or association committee that will be conducted by pre-meeting electronic voting. > > > (2) The secretary of the association must ensure that the form for the electronic ballot paper contains— > > > > > (a) instructions for completing the ballot paper, and > > > > > (b) the question to be determined, and > > > > > (c) the means of indicating the voter’s choice on the question to be determined. > > > (3) The secretary of the association must, at least 7 days before the meeting at which the matter will be determined, give each person entitled to vote— > > > > > (a) access to an electronic ballot paper that complies with this section, and > > > > > (b) access to information about— > > > > > > > (i) how the ballot paper must be completed, and > > > > > > > (ii) the closing date of the ballot, and > > > > > > > (iii) if voting is by email, the address where the ballot paper must be returned, and > > > > > > > (iv) if voting is by other electronic means, the means of accessing the electronic voting system and how the completed electronic ballot paper must be sent to the secretary, and > > > > > (c) access to an electronic form of declaration requiring the voter to state— > > > > > > > (i) the voter’s name, and > > > > > > > (ii) the capacity in which the voter is entitled to vote, and > > > > > > > (iii) for a matter that requires a special resolution, the voter’s unit entitlement, and > > > > > > > (iv) if the vote is a proxy vote, the name and capacity of the person who gave the proxy. > > > (4) Each person entitled to vote must vote in accordance with the instructions contained in the information. > > > (5) If the ballot is a secret ballot, the secretary of the association must ensure that— > > > > > (a) the identity of the voter cannot be ascertained from the form of the electronic ballot paper, and > > > > > (b) the declaration by the voter is dealt with so that it is not capable of being used to identify the voter. > > > (6) An electronic ballot paper and the form of declaration must be sent to the secretary of the association no later than the close of the ballot. > > > (7) The secretary of the association must ensure that all electronic ballot papers are stored securely until the counting of the votes begins. > > > (8) In this section, close of the ballot means— > > > > > (a) for a matter determined by the association—the time that is 24 hours before the commencement of the meeting at which the matter will be determined, or > > > > > (b) for a matter determined by an association committee—immediately before the commencement of the meeting at which the matter will be determined.