Industrial Relations Regulation 2018
sch.2-sec.25Counting votes
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sch.2-sec.25 Counting votes
To count votes, the manager of the election must— admit the formal votes and reject the informal votes; and count the formal votes, and record the number for each candidate; and count the informal votes. A vote is informal only if— the ballot paper is not initialled by the manager under section 26 (4) (b) and the manager is not satisfied the paper is authentic; or the ballot paper is marked in a way that allows the voter to be identified; or the ballot paper is not marked in a way that makes it clear how the voter meant to vote; or the ballot paper does not comply with a direction given under section 14 (1) (g) ; or the ballot envelope from which the ballot paper was taken contained more than 1 ballot paper. (sch.2-sec.25-ssec.1) To count votes, the manager of the election must— admit the formal votes and reject the informal votes; and count the formal votes, and record the number for each candidate; and count the informal votes. (sch.2-sec.25-ssec.2) A vote is informal only if— the ballot paper is not initialled by the manager under section 26 (4) (b) and the manager is not satisfied the paper is authentic; or the ballot paper is marked in a way that allows the voter to be identified; or the ballot paper is not marked in a way that makes it clear how the voter meant to vote; or the ballot paper does not comply with a direction given under section 14 (1) (g) ; or the ballot envelope from which the ballot paper was taken contained more than 1 ballot paper.
- (a) admit the formal votes and reject the informal votes; and
- (b) count the formal votes, and record the number for each candidate; and
- (c) count the informal votes.
- (a) the ballot paper is not initialled by the manager under section 26 (4) (b) and the manager is not satisfied the paper is authentic; or
- (b) the ballot paper is marked in a way that allows the voter to be identified; or
- (c) the ballot paper is not marked in a way that makes it clear how the voter meant to vote; or
- (d) the ballot paper does not comply with a direction given under section 14 (1) (g) ; or
- (e) the ballot envelope from which the ballot paper was taken contained more than 1 ballot paper.