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Local Government Electoral Act 2011
sec.102Storage and disposal of material resulting from election
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### sec.102 Storage and disposal of material resulting from election
As soon as practicable after the electoral commission gives notice of the final result of a poll for an election under section 101 , the returning officer for the election must—
destroy all unused ballot papers; and
seal up in packets all other parcels sealed up under section 99 ; and
endorse the following on each packet and sign the endorsement—
a description of its contents;
the name of the local government area, or division of a local government area, for which the election was held;
the polling day; and
give each packet to the electoral commission.
The electoral commission must keep the packets in safe custody until the next quadrennial election.
At the end of the period under subsection (2) , the electoral commission must—
destroy all ballot papers contained in the packets; and
dispose of the other contents of the packets in the way the commission considers appropriate.
(sec.102-ssec.1) As soon as practicable after the electoral commission gives notice of the final result of a poll for an election under section 101 , the returning officer for the election must— destroy all unused ballot papers; and seal up in packets all other parcels sealed up under section 99 ; and endorse the following on each packet and sign the endorsement— a description of its contents; the name of the local government area, or division of a local government area, for which the election was held; the polling day; and give each packet to the electoral commission.
(sec.102-ssec.2) The electoral commission must keep the packets in safe custody until the next quadrennial election.
(sec.102-ssec.3) At the end of the period under subsection (2) , the electoral commission must— destroy all ballot papers contained in the packets; and dispose of the other contents of the packets in the way the commission considers appropriate.
- (a) destroy all unused ballot papers; and
- (b) seal up in packets all other parcels sealed up under section 99 ; and
- (c) endorse the following on each packet and sign the endorsement— (i) a description of its contents; (ii) the name of the local government area, or division of a local government area, for which the election was held; (iii) the polling day; and
- (i) a description of its contents;
- (ii) the name of the local government area, or division of a local government area, for which the election was held;
- (iii) the polling day; and
- (d) give each packet to the electoral commission.
- (i) a description of its contents;
- (ii) the name of the local government area, or division of a local government area, for which the election was held;
- (iii) the polling day; and
- (a) destroy all ballot papers contained in the packets; and
- (b) dispose of the other contents of the packets in the way the commission considers appropriate.