sec.58Distribution of ballot papers and voters roll

### sec.58 Distribution of ballot papers and voters roll The returning officer must ensure an adequate number of the following are available at polling booths for an election— ballot papers; certified copies of the voters roll for each electoral district (as at the cut-off day for the voters rolls). Without limiting subsection (1) (a) , a ballot paper is available at a polling booth if a ballot paper can be reproduced at the polling booth under section 58A . Without limiting subsection (1) (b) , a certified copy of a voters roll for an electoral district is available at a polling booth if— a certified copy of the voters roll can be accessed from the polling booth; and an issuing officer at the polling booth can use the electronic certified copy to make an electronic record of the persons to whom a ballot paper is issued. The returning officer must prepare a delivery note, in the approved form, in triplicate for each parcel of ballot papers supplied by the returning officer to presiding officers at polling booths. The approved form must— show details of the number of ballot papers supplied; and show the range of numbers of the ballot papers; and include a form of acknowledgement of receipt of the ballot papers. Two copies of the delivery note must be included in the parcel of ballot papers. As soon as practicable after a presiding officer receives a parcel of ballot papers, the officer must— check the contents against the details shown in the delivery note; and complete the particulars prescribed by the delivery note; and sign the form of acknowledgement included in the delivery note. If there is a discrepancy between the details shown in the delivery note and the contents of the parcel, the presiding officer must cause a countercheck to be made by— if an issuing officer is available—the issuing officer; or if an issuing officer is not available—a responsible person. A discrepancy confirmed by a countercheck must be noted in the form of acknowledgement and the form must be signed by the presiding officer and person who made the countercheck. The presiding officer must return 1 copy of the delivery note to the returning officer and retain the other copy of the delivery note until it is given to the returning officer with the sealed parcels of ballot papers under section 92 . s 58 amd 2014 No. 44 s 44 ; 2019 No. 30 s 172 (sec.58-ssec.1) The returning officer must ensure an adequate number of the following are available at polling booths for an election— ballot papers; certified copies of the voters roll for each electoral district (as at the cut-off day for the voters rolls). (sec.58-ssec.1AA) Without limiting subsection (1) (a) , a ballot paper is available at a polling booth if a ballot paper can be reproduced at the polling booth under section 58A . (sec.58-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) (b) , a certified copy of a voters roll for an electoral district is available at a polling booth if— a certified copy of the voters roll can be accessed from the polling booth; and an issuing officer at the polling booth can use the electronic certified copy to make an electronic record of the persons to whom a ballot paper is issued. (sec.58-ssec.3) The returning officer must prepare a delivery note, in the approved form, in triplicate for each parcel of ballot papers supplied by the returning officer to presiding officers at polling booths. (sec.58-ssec.4) The approved form must— show details of the number of ballot papers supplied; and show the range of numbers of the ballot papers; and include a form of acknowledgement of receipt of the ballot papers. (sec.58-ssec.5) Two copies of the delivery note must be included in the parcel of ballot papers. (sec.58-ssec.6) As soon as practicable after a presiding officer receives a parcel of ballot papers, the officer must— check the contents against the details shown in the delivery note; and complete the particulars prescribed by the delivery note; and sign the form of acknowledgement included in the delivery note. (sec.58-ssec.7) If there is a discrepancy between the details shown in the delivery note and the contents of the parcel, the presiding officer must cause a countercheck to be made by— if an issuing officer is available—the issuing officer; or if an issuing officer is not available—a responsible person. (sec.58-ssec.8) A discrepancy confirmed by a countercheck must be noted in the form of acknowledgement and the form must be signed by the presiding officer and person who made the countercheck. (sec.58-ssec.9) The presiding officer must return 1 copy of the delivery note to the returning officer and retain the other copy of the delivery note until it is given to the returning officer with the sealed parcels of ballot papers under section 92 . - (a) ballot papers; - (b) certified copies of the voters roll for each electoral district (as at the cut-off day for the voters rolls). - (a) a certified copy of the voters roll can be accessed from the polling booth; and - (b) an issuing officer at the polling booth can use the electronic certified copy to make an electronic record of the persons to whom a ballot paper is issued. - (a) show details of the number of ballot papers supplied; and - (b) show the range of numbers of the ballot papers; and - (c) include a form of acknowledgement of receipt of the ballot papers. - (a) check the contents against the details shown in the delivery note; and - (b) complete the particulars prescribed by the delivery note; and - (c) sign the form of acknowledgement included in the delivery note. - (a) if an issuing officer is available—the issuing officer; or - (b) if an issuing officer is not available—a responsible person.