93AHow votes to be marked by elector in Council election

93A How votes to be marked by elector in Council election (1) After receiving a ballot-paper in accordance with Schedule 1A, an elector must mark the elector's vote on the ballot-paper in accordance with this section. (2) An elector must mark the elector's vote on the ballot-paper by placing— (a) the number 1 in the square in relation to the group for which the elector votes as first preference; or (b) the number 1 opposite the name of the candidate for whom the elector votes as first preference and at least the numbers 2, 3, 4 and 5 opposite the names of the remaining candidates so as to indicate by unbroken numerical sequence the order of preference of contingent votes. (3) If an elector has marked a tick or cross in a square printed on a ballot-paper in relation to a group, the voter is taken to have placed the number 1 in the square. (4) If a candidate dies after the final nomination day and before or on election day, and the number of candidates remaining is greater than 5, a ballot‑paper is not deemed to be informal by reason only of— (a) the inclusion on the ballot-paper of the name of the deceased candidate; or (b) the marking of any consequential number opposite that name. (5) Subject to sections 108 to 110, an elector must, after marking the elector's vote on the ballot‑paper, deposit it in the ballot-box.