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Electoral Act 2017
170Packages of declaration votes, ballot papers etc
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#### 170 Packages of declaration votes, ballot papers etc
170 Packages of declaration votes, ballot papers etc
> > (1) The Electoral Commissioner must, for each electoral district, as soon as practicable after the close of voting, cause packages of the following items used in connection with the election to be made up and sealed in such manner as the Electoral Commissioner approves—
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> > > (a) envelopes from which any ballot papers were removed,
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> > > (b) unopened envelopes containing ballot papers,
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> > > (c) ballot papers allowed as formal or rejected as informal.
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> > (2) Section 175 applies to packages referred to in subsection (1) as if they were packages of marked and unmarked ballot papers referred to in that section.