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Electoral Act 2004
86Arrangements at voting centres
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86 Arrangements at voting centres
(1) At each voting centre (other than a mobile voting centre), voting
must be conducted as follows:
(a) before any vote is taken the officer in charge must show each
ballot box empty and then securely seal it closed;
(b) voting must open at 8 am and not close until all electors
present in the voting centre at 6 pm and desiring to vote have
voted;
(c) the voting centre must be closed at 6 pm and no person is to
be admitted after that time for voting.
(2) However, the officer in charge of an early voting centre need only
comply with subsection (1)(a).
(3) Subsections (4) and (5) apply to the conduct of voting at mobile
voting centres.
(4) At the first mobile voting centre visited by an authorised officer, the
officer must:
(a) before any vote is taken, show the ballot box empty and then
securely seal it closed; and
(b) at the close of voting at that place, seal the cleft of the ballot
box.
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(5) At mobile voting centres later visited by the officer:
(a) the officer must:
(i) before any vote is taken, open the cleft of the ballot box;
and
(ii) at the close of voting at that place, seal the cleft of the
ballot box; and
(b) if it is necessary to use another ballot box – subsection (4) and
paragraph (a) apply to the ballot box.