Gumly Gumly Private Irrigation District Board of Management (General) By-law 1997
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15 Informal votes
15 Informal votes
(1) The Returning Officer is to reject as informal a voting paper:
(a) that is not signed or initialled by the Returning Officer, or
(b) on which votes are marked for more candidates than the number of persons to be elected, or
(c) from which the intention of the voter cannot be clearly ascertained, or
(d) in the marking of which the voter has not complied with this By-law or with the instructions of the Returning Officer.
(2) A voting paper is not informal by reason only that the voter has not recorded his or her vote exactly in accordance with clause 12 (a) if, in the opinion of the Returning Officer, the intention of the voter can be clearly ascertained.