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Electoral Act 2004
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53 Voting in private
(1) On receipt of the ballot paper, the person must, without delay:
(a) go to an unoccupied voting compartment at the voting centre;
and
(b) there, in private, mark the person's vote on the ballot paper;
and
(c) fold the ballot paper to conceal the vote; and
(d) show the ballot paper to an officer and, without unfolding it,
place it in a ballot box at the voting centre; and
(e) leave the voting centre.
(2) This section has effect subject to section 87.
Subdivision 1 Voting by certain persons absent from division
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Division 3 Absent and declaration voting on election day at
Subdivision 1 Voting by certain persons absent from division
54 Issue of ballot paper
voting centre during voting hours and claims to vote at an election
for a division for which that voting centre has not been declared
under section 42(1)(b), the officer must issue a ballot paper to the
person for the person's enrolled division if:
(b) the officer is satisfied the officer's certified list of voters for all
divisions has not been marked to indicate a ballot paper has
(2) However, if the officer's certified list of voters has been marked to
indicate a ballot paper has already been issued to the person but
the person claims not to have voted already at the election,