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Electoral Act 2004
51AHow-to-vote cards
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51A How-to-vote cards
(1) A how-to-vote card is a printed document that recommends the
way in which a voter should mark the ballot paper.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the card may include the following
information:
(a) the candidate's name;
(b) for a candidate endorsed by a registered party – the party's
name;
(c) the candidate's order of preferences for some or all of the
other candidates for the candidate's division for the election;
(d) the individual who authorises the publication of the card and
the individual's address.