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Electoral Act 2017
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#### 165A Ballot papers placed in incorrect ballot box
165A Ballot papers placed in incorrect ballot box
> > (1) This section applies if, during the scrutiny and counting of ballot papers, at a voting centre appointed for 2 or more electoral districts, the voting centre manager is satisfied—
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> > > (a) a ballot paper was deposited in a ballot box for the wrong district for the ballot paper, and
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> > > (b) the district to which the ballot paper relates is a district appointed for the voting centre.
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> > (2) An election official may arrange for the ballot paper to be included in the scrutiny and counting for the correct district.
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> **s 165A:** Ins 2026 No 6, Sch 1\[77\].