sec.55Ballot papers

### sec.55 Ballot papers The electoral commission must ensure a sufficient number of ballot papers complying with subsection (1) are printed and available to the returning officer for distribution under section 58 . A ballot paper, other than a completed ballot paper printed for an electronically assisted vote, must— be of material that, when folded, the vote recorded on it is effectively concealed; and for a ballot paper other than a ballot paper reproduced under section 58A —be attached to a butt that— is not part of the ballot paper; and is perforated to allow the ballot paper to be easily detached from the butt; and states the local government area, or division of the local government area, for which the poll is conducted; and show the name of each candidate as required by subsection (2) ; and if the names of 2 or more candidates are so similar as to be likely to cause confusion to electors—contain an appropriate description or addition, in the returning officer’s opinion, to distinguish the persons’ names; and if a candidate endorsed by a political party was nominated under section 27 (1) (a) —contain, printed adjacent to the candidate’s name— if the register of political parties includes an abbreviation of the party’s name—the party’s abbreviated name; or otherwise—the party’s full name included in the register; and if a candidate is a member of a group of candidates—contain, printed adjacent to the candidate’s name, the name of the group. The name of a candidate must be shown on a ballot paper to which subsection (1) applies— only once by showing first the surname followed by the given name or names of the candidate; and in the order decided under section 57 . A completed ballot paper printed for an electronically assisted vote must— be of a size or format that enables the elector’s electronically assisted vote to be accurately determined; and state the local government area, or division of the local government area, for which the vote is cast. A ballot paper must not contain the name of anyone who is not a candidate. s 55 amd 2014 No. 44 s 42 ; 2019 No. 30 s 171 (sec.55-ssec.1AA) The electoral commission must ensure a sufficient number of ballot papers complying with subsection (1) are printed and available to the returning officer for distribution under section 58 . (sec.55-ssec.1) A ballot paper, other than a completed ballot paper printed for an electronically assisted vote, must— be of material that, when folded, the vote recorded on it is effectively concealed; and for a ballot paper other than a ballot paper reproduced under section 58A —be attached to a butt that— is not part of the ballot paper; and is perforated to allow the ballot paper to be easily detached from the butt; and states the local government area, or division of the local government area, for which the poll is conducted; and show the name of each candidate as required by subsection (2) ; and if the names of 2 or more candidates are so similar as to be likely to cause confusion to electors—contain an appropriate description or addition, in the returning officer’s opinion, to distinguish the persons’ names; and if a candidate endorsed by a political party was nominated under section 27 (1) (a) —contain, printed adjacent to the candidate’s name— if the register of political parties includes an abbreviation of the party’s name—the party’s abbreviated name; or otherwise—the party’s full name included in the register; and if a candidate is a member of a group of candidates—contain, printed adjacent to the candidate’s name, the name of the group. (sec.55-ssec.2) The name of a candidate must be shown on a ballot paper to which subsection (1) applies— only once by showing first the surname followed by the given name or names of the candidate; and in the order decided under section 57 . (sec.55-ssec.2A) A completed ballot paper printed for an electronically assisted vote must— be of a size or format that enables the elector’s electronically assisted vote to be accurately determined; and state the local government area, or division of the local government area, for which the vote is cast. (sec.55-ssec.3) A ballot paper must not contain the name of anyone who is not a candidate. - (a) be of material that, when folded, the vote recorded on it is effectively concealed; and - (b) for a ballot paper other than a ballot paper reproduced under section 58A —be attached to a butt that— (i) is not part of the ballot paper; and (ii) is perforated to allow the ballot paper to be easily detached from the butt; and (iii) states the local government area, or division of the local government area, for which the poll is conducted; and - (i) is not part of the ballot paper; and - (ii) is perforated to allow the ballot paper to be easily detached from the butt; and - (iii) states the local government area, or division of the local government area, for which the poll is conducted; and - (c) show the name of each candidate as required by subsection (2) ; and - (d) if the names of 2 or more candidates are so similar as to be likely to cause confusion to electors—contain an appropriate description or addition, in the returning officer’s opinion, to distinguish the persons’ names; and - (e) if a candidate endorsed by a political party was nominated under section 27 (1) (a) —contain, printed adjacent to the candidate’s name— (i) if the register of political parties includes an abbreviation of the party’s name—the party’s abbreviated name; or (ii) otherwise—the party’s full name included in the register; and - (i) if the register of political parties includes an abbreviation of the party’s name—the party’s abbreviated name; or - (ii) otherwise—the party’s full name included in the register; and - (f) if a candidate is a member of a group of candidates—contain, printed adjacent to the candidate’s name, the name of the group. - (i) is not part of the ballot paper; and - (ii) is perforated to allow the ballot paper to be easily detached from the butt; and - (iii) states the local government area, or division of the local government area, for which the poll is conducted; and - (i) if the register of political parties includes an abbreviation of the party’s name—the party’s abbreviated name; or - (ii) otherwise—the party’s full name included in the register; and - (a) only once by showing first the surname followed by the given name or names of the candidate; and - (b) in the order decided under section 57 . - (a) be of a size or format that enables the elector’s electronically assisted vote to be accurately determined; and - (b) state the local government area, or division of the local government area, for which the vote is cast.