87Assistance to certain voters

87 Assistance to certain voters (1) A voter who is unable to vote may be assisted in voting if the voter would otherwise be unable to vote. (2) An assistant must be a nominee of the voter or, if there is no nominee, an officer. (3) An assistant may enter a voting compartment to assist a voter to vote, but an officer must not do so except in the presence of: (a) a scrutineer; or (b) if no scrutineer is present – another officer. (4) Subject to subsection (3), an assistant may assist a voter in any of the following ways: (a) by acting as an interpreter; (b) for a declaration vote – by completing, or assisting the voter to complete, the declaration; (ba) for a postal vote – by placing the ballot paper in the envelope bearing the postal vote certificate, sealing the envelope and sending the envelope to the Commission; (c) by explaining the ballot paper and the requirements of this Act relating to its marking; (d) by marking, or assisting the voter to mark, the ballot paper at the voter's direction; (e) by folding the ballot paper and placing it in a ballot box or declaration envelope, or giving it to an officer, as required by Electoral Act 2004 48