81Election officials, election managers and voting centre managers

#### 81 Election officials, election managers and voting centre managers 81 Election officials, election managers and voting centre managers > > (1) The Electoral Commissioner may appoint any of the following persons as an election official— > > > > > (a) a member of staff of the Electoral Commission, > > > > > (b) a person, or class of persons, prescribed by the regulations. > > > (2) A person is not eligible for appointment as an election official under subsection (1)(b) unless— > > > > > (a) if the person resides in the State—the person is enrolled for a district, or > > > > > (b) in any other case—the person is enrolled in any other State or Territory of the Commonwealth as an elector for the House of Representatives. > > > > A person is not ineligible for appointment as an election official under subsection (1)(b) for a district merely because the person is not enrolled for that district. > > > (3) The Electoral Commissioner is to appoint an election official as the election manager for each electoral district for which a poll is required to be conducted. A single election official may be appointed as the election manager for more than one electoral district. > > > (4) The Electoral Commissioner is to appoint an election official as a voting centre manager for a voting centre. > > > (5) A person ceases to be an election manager or voting centre manager if he or she ceases to be an election official. > > **s 81:** Am 2026 No 6, Sch 1\[32\].