69BGroup voting tickets

69B Group voting tickets S. 69B(1) amended by No. 41/2010 s. 7(1). (1) Candidates who made a joint request under section 69A(1) must lodge with the Commission a written statement that— (a) they wish voters in the Council election to indicate their preferences in relation to all candidates in the Council election in a specified order, being an order that gives preferences to the candidates lodging the statement before any other candidate; or (b) they wish voters in the Council election to indicate their preferences in relation to all candidates in the Council election in either of 2 specified orders, or any one of 3 specified orders, being an order that— (i) give preferences to the candidates lodging the statement before any other candidate; and (ii) give the preferences to the candidates lodging the statement in the same order. S. 69B(2) amended by No. 41/2010 s. 7(1). (2) The registered officer of a registered political party who made a request under section 69A(2) must lodge with the Commission a written statement that— (a) it is wished that voters in the Council election indicate their preferences in relation to all candidates in the Council election in a specified order, being an order that gives preferences to the candidates on whose behalf the statement is lodged before any other candidate; or (b) it is wished that voters in the Council election indicate their preferences in relation to all candidates in the Council election in either of 2 specified orders, or any one of 3 specified orders, being an order that— (i) give preferences to the candidates on whose behalf the statement is lodged before any other candidate; and (ii) give the preferences to the candidates on whose behalf the statement is lodged in the same order. S. 69B(3) amended by No. 41/2010 s. 7(1). (3) The registered officers of each registered political party who made a joint request under section 69A(3) must lodge with the Commission a written statement that— (a) it is wished that voters in the Council election indicate their preferences in relation to all candidates in the Council election in a specified order, being an order that gives preferences to the candidates on whose behalf the statement is lodged before any other candidate; or (b) it is wished that voters in the Council election indicate their preferences in relation to all candidates in the Council election in either of 2 specified orders, or any one of 3 specified orders, being an order that— (i) give preferences to the candidates on whose behalf the statement is lodged before any other candidate; and (ii) give the preferences to the candidates on whose behalf the statement is lodged in the same order. S. 69B(4) amended by No. 41/2010 s. 7(1). (4) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1)(a), (1)(b), (2)(a), (2)(b), (3)(a) or (3)(b), a statement must specify an order of preferences by setting out the names of all candidates in the Council election in the groups, and in the order, in which they would be set out in a ballot-paper— (a) with squares opposite to each name; and (b) with a number in each square showing that order of preferences. (5) If a statement in relation to a group of candidates in a Council election is lodged in accordance with this section, that group of candidates must be taken to have a group voting ticket or 2 or 3 group voting tickets, as the case requires, registered for the purposes of the Council election, being the order of preferences or the orders of preferences given in that statement. (6) If a group voting ticket or 2 or 3 group voting tickets are registered for the purposes of a Council election— (a) the Commission must allocate a letter of the alphabet to the group; and (b) a square in relation to the group must be printed beneath the letter of the alphabet allocated to the group; and (c) if a request was made under section 69A(5), the name of the registered political party must be printed beneath the square in relation to the group; and (d) if a request was made under section 69A(6), the composite name of the registered political parties must be printed beneath the square in relation to the group. S. 69B(7) amended by No. 41/2010 s. 7(2). (7) A statement under subsection (1), (2) or (3) must be lodged with the Commission after the election manager has determined the order of the candidates and the groups on the ballot-paper in accordance with section 74 and before noon on the second day after the final nomination day. S. 69B(7A) inserted by No. 41/2010 s. 7(3). (7A) For the purposes of subsection (7)— (a) a statement under subsection (1) must be lodged by— (i) the candidate whose name first appears in the group on the ballot-paper; or (ii) if a person has been authorised by all the members of the group by written instrument given to the Commission with the nomination or nominations of members of the group to sign the statement, the authorised person; (b) a statement under subsection (2) must be lodged by the registered officer of the registered political party making the request; (c) a statement under subsection (3) must be lodged by the registered officers of the registered political parties making the joint request. S. 69B(8) amended by No. 41/2010 s. 7(4). (8) A statement lodged under subsection (1), (2) or (3) may, at any time before the period for lodging the statement expires, be amended or replaced by a written notice to the Commission. (9) A statement under subsection (1) or a written notice relating to that statement under subsection (8) must be signed by— (a) the candidate whose name first appears in the group on the ballot-paper; or (b) a person authorised by all the members of the group by written instrument given to the Commission with the nomination or nominations of members of the group, to sign such a statement on behalf of the group. (10) A statement under subsection (2) or a written notice relating to that statement under subsection (8) must be signed by the registered officer of the registered political party. (11) A statement under subsection (3) or a written notice relating to that statement under subsection (8) must be signed by the registered officers of the registered political parties making the joint request. (12) A statement lodged under subsection (1)(b), (2)(b) or (3)(b) must indicate the order in which the voting tickets of the group are to be displayed for the purposes of section 73A.