Gumly Gumly Private Irrigation District Board of Management (General) By-law 1997
17Declaration of result of poll
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17 Declaration of result of poll
17 Declaration of result of poll
The result of a poll for an election is to be ascertained by the Returning Officer in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) if there is only one person to be elected, the candidate who received the highest number of votes is to be declared to be elected,
(b) if there is more than one person to be elected, the candidates, not exceeding in number the number of persons to be elected, who received the highest number of votes are to be declared to be elected,
(c) if there is an equality of votes, the Returning Officer is to determine by lot the candidate or candidates to be elected by placing in a hat the names of the candidates with an equality of votes and the name or names of the candidates first drawn from the hat are to be elected.