Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 2011
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14 Who can vote (1) An elector is entitled to vote at the election for the elector's enrolled (2) An elector is a person whose name is on the roll.
Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 2011 9 (3) The inclusion of the name of a person on a certified list of voters is conclusive evidence of the person's right to vote at the election for the person's enrolled division. Note for subsection (3) For the certified lists of voters, see section 28. (4) An elector is not disqualified from voting for any of the following reasons: (a) the omission of all or part of the elector's name from a certified list of voters; (b) an error in a name of the elector on a certified list of voters; (c) a former name of the elector is entered on a certified list of voters. 15 Roll (1) As soon as practicable after the close of roll and before the nomination day, the Commissioner must compile a roll for the (2) The roll must include the names and addresses of all persons whose names: (a) appear on the roll under the Electoral Act 2004 at the close of roll; and (b) if a general election were to be held under that Act on the polling day, would be required to be included in the certified list of voters for a division under section 44(2) of that Act for that election. (3) The roll must also include the name and address of each person whose name: (a) appears on the Roll for a Subdivision under the Commonwealth Act at the close of roll because of a claim for enrolment under section 100 of that Act; and
Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 2011 10 (b) apart from being less than 18 years of age, if a general election were to be held under the Electoral Act 2004 on the polling day, would be required to be included in the certified list of voters for a division under section 44(2) of that Act for that election. Note for subsection (3)(a) A person who is 16 years of age may make a claim for enrolment under section 100 of the Commonwealth Act. (4) Despite any other provision, the roll must include the name and address of a person who is not covered by subsection (2) or (3) in the following circumstances: (a) the person makes an application before the close of roll in the approved form to the Commission for the person's enrolment; (b) when the application is made, if the person were at the age he or she would be on the polling day, the person would be entitled to make a claim for enrolment under section 100 of the Commonwealth Act; (c) the Commission: (i) is satisfied the requirements in paragraphs (a) and (b) are met; and (ii) approves the application. (5) The roll must, for each elector: (a) specify the division in which the elector's residential address is located as the division for which the elector is enrolled; and (b) contain the same information about the elector that is required of a roll prepared under the Electoral Act 2004 for an elector under that Act. Note for subsection (5)(b) See section 11 of the Electoral Act 2004 for the information required of a roll prepared under that Act. (6) In this section: address, of an elector, includes: (a) the residential address of the elector; and (b) if the elector's postal address is different from the elector's residential address – the postal address.