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Electoral Act 1907
Div 4BScrutiny and count (Council elections)
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Division 4B — Scrutiny and count (Council elections)
146A. Application and construction of Division 231
146B. Rules about officers and counting places 231
146C. Appointment of scrutineers 232
146D. Scrutineers, submissions by etc. 233
146E. Informal ballot papers 233
146EA. Formal votes for individual candidates 237
146EB. Formal votes for groups 237
146EC. Treatment of ballot papers of electors who have voted above the line 238
146G. Procedure for count of votes by assistant returning officers 239
146H. Procedure for count of votes 241
146I. Procedure for count of votes by returning officers 243
146J. Re‑count, when may be conducted etc. 245
Division 5 — Declaration of poll and return of the writ
147. Declaration of poll and certification and return of writ 246
148. Election not to be questioned on certain grounds 248
149. Informality in election, Governor’s powers as to 248
149A. Election of unqualified or disqualified person void 249
Division 6 — After the poll
149B. Term used: document 249
150. Dealing with statistical returns and rolls 249
151. Returning officer to provide other election material to Electoral Commissioner 250
152. Keeping election material 251
153. Disclosure or production of rolls used in election to candidates 252
154. Election papers, production of to Court of Disputed Returns; purposes for which they can be used restricted 252
155. Destruction of election papers 253
155AA. Election papers used for referendum etc., use of and destruction of afterwards 253