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Electoral Act 2004
107Examination of declaration ballot papers
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107 Examination of declaration ballot papers
containing declaration ballot papers; and
(b) examine each envelope.
(2) Subsection (3) applies if the officer:
(a) is satisfied the declaration on the envelope is properly signed
and witnessed; and
(b) accepts the declaration.
(a) take the ballot paper out of the envelope; and
(b) place the envelope in a parcel with all other envelopes from
which ballot papers have been taken under paragraph (a).
subsection (2), the officer must:
(a) exclude the ballot paper from further scrutiny without opening
the envelope in which it is contained; and
(b) place the unopened envelopes in a parcel.
(5) The officer must seal the parcels mentioned in subsections (3)(b)
and (4)(b) and endorse on each parcel a statement of its contents.
(6) A candidate's scrutineer may sign a sealed parcel.