78Some postal ballot papers not counted

78 Some postal ballot papers not counted (1) Despite any other provision of this Part, a postal ballot paper must not be counted unless: (a) the vote marked on the ballot paper is marked before 6 pm on the polling day; and

Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 2011 42 (b) the ballot paper is either: (i) delivered to an authorised officer before the close of polling on the polling day; or (ii) if not delivered to an authorised officer before the close of polling on the polling day, received by the Commission before 6 pm on the Friday next following the polling day. (2) In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the time and date appearing in the postal vote certificate on an envelope containing an elector's postal ballot paper is taken to be the time at which and date on which the elector's vote was marked on the ballot paper.