Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 2011
79Dealing with some declaration votes for absent voters
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79 Dealing with some declaration votes for absent voters (1) This section applies if the officer in charge of a scrutiny centre finds an unenclosed absent ballot paper in a ballot box at a polling place. (2) The officer must not reject the ballot paper from scrutiny merely because it is unenclosed. (a) place the ballot paper in an envelope bearing the name of the division specified in the ballot paper and the name of the polling place; and (b) send it to the Commission or the authorised officer directed by the Commission. (4) In this section: absent ballot paper means a declaration ballot paper issued under Part 3, Division 3, Subdivision 1. unenclosed, for an absent ballot paper, means the ballot paper is not contained in an envelope bearing the name of the division specified on the ballot paper.