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Electoral Act 2017
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#### 129 Silent electors
129 Silent electors
> > (1) An elector at a voting centre in a district whose name appears, but whose residence does not appear, on the authorised roll for the district may apply to an election official to vote as a silent elector at the voting centre.
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> > (2) The elector must give the following information to the election official at the voting centre—
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> > > (a) the elector’s name,
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> > > (b) the elector’s date of birth,
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> > > (c) the electoral district for which the elector claims to be enrolled.
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> > (3) The election official may, if he or she thinks fit, and at the request of any scrutineer must, put to the elector any of the questions set out in section 128 that are applicable to the case.
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> > (4) If the elector answers the questions satisfactorily, or if no questions are put to him or her, the elector is to be permitted to vote.