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Electoral Act 2017
140Casting a declaration vote
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#### 140 Casting a declaration vote
140 Casting a declaration vote
> > (1) After the voter has made the required declaration under this Division, the election official is to initial the appropriate ballot paper and give it to the voter.
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> > (2) The voter, after receiving the ballot paper, must—
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> > > (a) proceed alone into an unoccupied compartment in the voting centre, and
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> > > (b) record his or her vote on the ballot paper, and
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> > > (c) fold the ballot paper so that the vote cannot be seen, and
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> > > (d) return the folded ballot paper to the election official.
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> > (3) The election official, in the presence of the voter, must—
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> > > (a) place the ballot paper into the envelope bearing the declaration of the voter, and
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> > > (b) seal the envelope, and
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> > > (c) deposit the envelope in the ballot box at the voting centre for declaration vote envelopes.