93Checking postal voting papers

93 Checking postal voting papers (1) An authorised officer for the division must compare the signature of the elector on the elector's postal vote certificate with the signature of the elector on the elector's application: (a) under the Commonwealth Act for registration as a general postal voter; or (b) under section 44 for postal voting papers. (2) If the officer is satisfied: (a) the elector's signature on the elector's postal vote certificate is that of the elector who signed the application; and (b) the signature purports to be witnessed by an authorised witness; and

Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 2011 50 (c) the vote marked on the declaration ballot paper contained in the envelope purports to have been cast before 6 pm on the polling day; the officer must place the envelope unopened in a locked or sealed ballot box marked "Postal Ballot Box". (3) If the officer is not satisfied of the matters mentioned in subsection (2), the officer must mark the unopened envelope with the word "rejected" before placing it in the postal ballot box.