Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 1997
70Marking votes in an election
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70 Marking votes in an election
(1) In an election a person may vote on Part A or Part B of the ballot‑paper.
(2) If the person chooses to vote on Part A of the ballot‑paper, he or she must mark his or her vote on the ballot‑paper by writing the number 1 in the square opposite the name of one and only one candidate.
(3) If the person chooses to vote on Part B of the ballot‑paper, he or she:
(a) must mark his or her vote on the ballot‑paper by writing a *candidate number in the first *preference square; and
(b) may write other candidate numbers in as many of the remaining preference squares as he or she wants to so as to indicate the order of the person’s preferences for the candidates.
(4) If a person chooses to vote on Part A of the ballot‑paper and he or she marks a tick or a cross in a square, the person is to be regarded as having written the number 1 in the square.