sec.114Counting votes

sec.114 Counting votes

The manager for a proposed amalgamation or withdrawal must— admit the formal votes and reject the informal votes; and count the formal votes, and record the number for and against the proposal; and count the informal votes. If there is an alternative scheme for a proposed amalgamation and a ballot does not approve the proposed amalgamation, the manager must— admit the formal votes, and reject the informal votes, for the alternative amalgamation; and count the formal votes, and record the number for and against the alternative amalgamation; and count the informal votes for the alternative amalgamation. A vote is informal only if— the ballot paper is not initialled by the manager 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 98 (1) (g) ; or the ballot envelope from which the ballot paper was taken contained more than 1 ballot paper. (sec.114-ssec.1) The manager for a proposed amalgamation or withdrawal must— admit the formal votes and reject the informal votes; and count the formal votes, and record the number for and against the proposal; and count the informal votes. (sec.114-ssec.2) If there is an alternative scheme for a proposed amalgamation and a ballot does not approve the proposed amalgamation, the manager must— admit the formal votes, and reject the informal votes, for the alternative amalgamation; and count the formal votes, and record the number for and against the alternative amalgamation; and count the informal votes for the alternative amalgamation. (sec.114-ssec.3) A vote is informal only if— the ballot paper is not initialled by the manager 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 98 (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 and against the proposal; and
• (c) count the informal votes.
• (a) admit the formal votes, and reject the informal votes, for the alternative amalgamation; and
• (b) count the formal votes, and record the number for and against the alternative amalgamation; and
• (c) count the informal votes for the alternative amalgamation.
• (a) the ballot paper is not initialled by the manager and the manager is not satisfied the paper is authentic; or