Grammar Schools Regulation 2016
sec.15Count of votes
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sec.15 Count of votes
The secretary must arrange for the votes cast in the election to be counted. At, or as soon as practicable after, the election time, the secretary must, in the presence of at least 2 witnesses— accept each formal vote and reject each informal vote; and count and record the number of formal votes cast for each candidate. Despite subsection (2) (a) , the secretary may accept an informal vote if, in the opinion of the secretary, the intention of the voter is clear. In this section— informal vote means a vote other than a formal vote. (sec.15-ssec.1) The secretary must arrange for the votes cast in the election to be counted. (sec.15-ssec.2) At, or as soon as practicable after, the election time, the secretary must, in the presence of at least 2 witnesses— accept each formal vote and reject each informal vote; and count and record the number of formal votes cast for each candidate. (sec.15-ssec.3) Despite subsection (2) (a) , the secretary may accept an informal vote if, in the opinion of the secretary, the intention of the voter is clear. (sec.15-ssec.4) In this section— informal vote means a vote other than a formal vote.
- (a) accept each formal vote and reject each informal vote; and
- (b) count and record the number of formal votes cast for each candidate.