sec.69Who must complete a declaration envelope

### sec.69 Who must complete a declaration envelope An elector must complete a declaration envelope for an election if— the elector is casting a postal vote; or the elector’s name is not on the voters roll apparently because of an official error; or the elector appears, from a record apparently made in error, to have already voted in the election; or the elector is serving a sentence of imprisonment on the cut-off day for the voters roll but is not serving a sentence of imprisonment on the polling day for the election; or the elector is serving a sentence of imprisonment, or is otherwise lawfully detained, on the polling day for the election; or the elector is a silent elector; or the elector, who attends a polling booth on the polling day, is not able to make an ordinary vote at the polling booth for a reason beyond the elector’s control. an electronic copy of the voters roll can not be accessed from the polling booth so an issuing officer at the polling booth can not confirm the elector’s name is on the voters roll for the election Also, an elector must complete a declaration envelope for an election if an issuing officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, the elector is not entitled to vote at the election. s 69 amd 2014 No. 44 s 51 ; 2015 No. 2 s 39 ; 2019 No. 30 ss 175 , 211 (sec.69-ssec.1) An elector must complete a declaration envelope for an election if— the elector is casting a postal vote; or the elector’s name is not on the voters roll apparently because of an official error; or the elector appears, from a record apparently made in error, to have already voted in the election; or the elector is serving a sentence of imprisonment on the cut-off day for the voters roll but is not serving a sentence of imprisonment on the polling day for the election; or the elector is serving a sentence of imprisonment, or is otherwise lawfully detained, on the polling day for the election; or the elector is a silent elector; or the elector, who attends a polling booth on the polling day, is not able to make an ordinary vote at the polling booth for a reason beyond the elector’s control. an electronic copy of the voters roll can not be accessed from the polling booth so an issuing officer at the polling booth can not confirm the elector’s name is on the voters roll for the election (sec.69-ssec.2) Also, an elector must complete a declaration envelope for an election if an issuing officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, the elector is not entitled to vote at the election. - (a) the elector is casting a postal vote; or - (b) the elector’s name is not on the voters roll apparently because of an official error; or - (c) the elector appears, from a record apparently made in error, to have already voted in the election; or - (d) the elector is serving a sentence of imprisonment on the cut-off day for the voters roll but is not serving a sentence of imprisonment on the polling day for the election; or - (e) the elector is serving a sentence of imprisonment, or is otherwise lawfully detained, on the polling day for the election; or - (f) the elector is a silent elector; or - (g) the elector, who attends a polling booth on the polling day, is not able to make an ordinary vote at the polling booth for a reason beyond the elector’s control. Example of a reason beyond an elector’s control— an electronic copy of the voters roll can not be accessed from the polling booth so an issuing officer at the polling booth can not confirm the elector’s name is on the voters roll for the election