sec.70Casting an ordinary vote or pre-poll vote

### sec.70 Casting an ordinary vote or pre-poll vote To cast an ordinary vote or pre-poll vote in an election, an elector must follow, in order, each of subsections (2) to (7) that applies to the elector. The elector must— to cast an ordinary vote—attend a polling booth in the local government area during voting hours for the booth; or to cast a pre-poll vote—attend a pre-polling booth in the local government area during voting hours for the booth. At the polling booth or pre-polling booth, the elector must give an issuing officer at the booth the elector’s full name and address. The elector may be asked questions by the issuing officer in order for the issuing officer to decide the following— whether the elector is entitled to vote at the election; whether the elector must complete a declaration envelope. If the elector must complete a declaration envelope when casting their vote, the elector must sign the appropriate declaration on the declaration envelope before an issuing officer and have the officer sign the envelope as witness. On being given the ballot paper and declaration envelope (if any), the elector must, without delay— go alone into an unoccupied voting compartment in the polling booth; and there, in private, record a vote on the ballot paper; and fold the ballot paper, concealing the vote, and— if the elector completed a declaration envelope—put the folded ballot paper in the envelope, seal the envelope and put the sealed envelope in the appropriate ballot box at the polling booth; or otherwise—put the folded ballot paper in the appropriate ballot box at the polling booth; and leave the polling booth. s 70 amd 2014 No. 44 s 52 ; 2015 No. 2 s 40 (sec.70-ssec.1) To cast an ordinary vote or pre-poll vote in an election, an elector must follow, in order, each of subsections (2) to (7) that applies to the elector. (sec.70-ssec.2) The elector must— to cast an ordinary vote—attend a polling booth in the local government area during voting hours for the booth; or to cast a pre-poll vote—attend a pre-polling booth in the local government area during voting hours for the booth. (sec.70-ssec.3) At the polling booth or pre-polling booth, the elector must give an issuing officer at the booth the elector’s full name and address. (sec.70-ssec.4) The elector may be asked questions by the issuing officer in order for the issuing officer to decide the following— whether the elector is entitled to vote at the election; whether the elector must complete a declaration envelope. (sec.70-ssec.6) If the elector must complete a declaration envelope when casting their vote, the elector must sign the appropriate declaration on the declaration envelope before an issuing officer and have the officer sign the envelope as witness. (sec.70-ssec.7) On being given the ballot paper and declaration envelope (if any), the elector must, without delay— go alone into an unoccupied voting compartment in the polling booth; and there, in private, record a vote on the ballot paper; and fold the ballot paper, concealing the vote, and— if the elector completed a declaration envelope—put the folded ballot paper in the envelope, seal the envelope and put the sealed envelope in the appropriate ballot box at the polling booth; or otherwise—put the folded ballot paper in the appropriate ballot box at the polling booth; and leave the polling booth. - (a) to cast an ordinary vote—attend a polling booth in the local government area during voting hours for the booth; or - (b) to cast a pre-poll vote—attend a pre-polling booth in the local government area during voting hours for the booth. - (a) whether the elector is entitled to vote at the election; - (b) whether the elector must complete a declaration envelope. - (a) go alone into an unoccupied voting compartment in the polling booth; and - (b) there, in private, record a vote on the ballot paper; and - (c) fold the ballot paper, concealing the vote, and— (i) if the elector completed a declaration envelope—put the folded ballot paper in the envelope, seal the envelope and put the sealed envelope in the appropriate ballot box at the polling booth; or (ii) otherwise—put the folded ballot paper in the appropriate ballot box at the polling booth; and - (i) if the elector completed a declaration envelope—put the folded ballot paper in the envelope, seal the envelope and put the sealed envelope in the appropriate ballot box at the polling booth; or - (ii) otherwise—put the folded ballot paper in the appropriate ballot box at the polling booth; and - (d) leave the polling booth. - (i) if the elector completed a declaration envelope—put the folded ballot paper in the envelope, seal the envelope and put the sealed envelope in the appropriate ballot box at the polling booth; or - (ii) otherwise—put the folded ballot paper in the appropriate ballot box at the polling booth; and