Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 1997
72Votes to be received before the close of the poll
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72 Votes to be received before the close of the poll
(1) To be counted, a vote (other than a vote from an *overseas elector) must be received at an office of the AEO, a DRO or an Assistant DRO before the *close of the poll.
(2) To be counted, a vote from an *overseas elector must be received either:
(a) at an office of the AEO, a DRO, an Assistant DRO or an *Assistant Returning Officer who has not been appointed in respect of a place outside Australia before the *close of the poll; or
(b) by an Assistant Returning Officer who has been appointed in respect of a place outside Australia by 12 noon (in the place where the Assistant Returning Officer is) on the seventh day before the close of the poll.
Division 3—Procedure for dealing with votes received