20Informal ballot-papers

#### 20 Informal ballot-papers 20 Informal ballot-papers > > (1) A ballot-paper (including a postal voter’s ballot-paper and an absent voter’s ballot-paper) shall be informal if: > > > > > (a) it is not signed or initialled or does not bear a mark as required by the [Electoral Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2017-066) in respect of ballot-papers for an election, > > > > > (b) it has upon it any mark or writing not authorised by this Part to be put upon it, which, in the opinion of the returning officer, will enable any person to identify the voter, or > > > > > (c) the voter has failed to mark his or her vote in the manner directed on the ballot-paper. > > > (2) Informal ballot-papers shall be rejected at the scrutiny. > > **s 20:** Am 1978 No 45, Sch 1 (9); 1981 No 97, Sch 1 (3).