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93Duplicate ballot paper (s 102(1))
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#### 93 Duplicate ballot paper (s 102(1))
(1) If, on the written application of a person, an electoral official is satisfied that:
(a) a ballot paper; or
(b) another document required to be posted with a ballot paper;
that was posted to the person under regulation 91:
(c) has not been received by the person; or
(d) has been lost or destroyed; or
(e) in the case of a ballot paper, has been spoilt;
the electoral official must, as soon as practicable, give a duplicate of the relevant document to the person.
(2) An application under subregulation (1) must:
(a) be sent to an electoral official so that it is received by the electoral official on or before the closing day of the ballot; and
(b) state the grounds for making the application; and
(c) if practicable, be accompanied by evidence that verifies, or tends to verify, those grounds; and
(d) contain a signed declaration that the person has not voted in the ballot; and
(e) if the application relates to a ballot paper that has been spoilt, be accompanied by the ballot paper.
(3) If the ballot paper mentioned in paragraph (2)(e) accompanies an application under subregulation (1), the electoral official must:
(a) mark ‘spoilt’ on the ballot paper; and
(b) initial the ballot paper where marked; and
(c) keep the ballot paper.