Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 1997
104Action on objections to ballot‑papers
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104 Action on objections to ballot‑papers
(1) If a scrutineer objects to a ballot‑paper as being informal, the officer conducting the *scrutiny must mark the ballot‑paper “admitted” or “rejected” according to the officer’s decision to admit or reject the ballot‑paper.
(2) Nothing in this section prevents the officer conducting the *scrutiny from rejecting any ballot‑paper as being informal although it is not objected to.