sec.75Particular responsibilities of issuing officers when electors cast ordinary or pre-poll votes

### sec.75 Particular responsibilities of issuing officers when electors cast ordinary or pre-poll votes This section applies if an elector attends a polling booth, during voting hours for the booth, to cast an ordinary or pre-poll vote in an election. An issuing officer at the polling booth must give the elector a ballot paper if— the elector gives the issuing officer the elector’s full name and address; and the issuing officer is satisfied the elector is entitled to vote at the election. The issuing officer may ask the elector questions to decide the following— whether the elector is entitled to vote at the election; whether the elector must complete a declaration envelope. Subsection (5) applies if, because of the elector’s answers to the questions under subsection (3) — the issuing officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, the elector is not entitled to vote at the election; or the issuing officer is satisfied the elector must complete a declaration envelope. The issuing officer must— inform the elector that the elector must complete a declaration envelope; and give the elector the declaration envelope to complete. An issuing officer must— keep a record of the ballot papers and declaration envelopes given to electors under this section; and sign the record. s 75 amd 2014 No. 44 s 56 ; 2015 No. 2 s 41 (sec.75-ssec.1) This section applies if an elector attends a polling booth, during voting hours for the booth, to cast an ordinary or pre-poll vote in an election. (sec.75-ssec.2) An issuing officer at the polling booth must give the elector a ballot paper if— the elector gives the issuing officer the elector’s full name and address; and the issuing officer is satisfied the elector is entitled to vote at the election. (sec.75-ssec.3) The issuing officer may ask the elector questions to decide the following— whether the elector is entitled to vote at the election; whether the elector must complete a declaration envelope. (sec.75-ssec.4) Subsection (5) applies if, because of the elector’s answers to the questions under subsection (3) — the issuing officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, the elector is not entitled to vote at the election; or the issuing officer is satisfied the elector must complete a declaration envelope. (sec.75-ssec.5) The issuing officer must— inform the elector that the elector must complete a declaration envelope; and give the elector the declaration envelope to complete. (sec.75-ssec.6) An issuing officer must— keep a record of the ballot papers and declaration envelopes given to electors under this section; and sign the record. - (a) the elector gives the issuing officer the elector’s full name and address; and - (b) the issuing officer is satisfied the elector is entitled to vote at the election. - (a) whether the elector is entitled to vote at the election; - (b) whether the elector must complete a declaration envelope. - (a) the issuing officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, the elector is not entitled to vote at the election; or - (b) the issuing officer is satisfied the elector must complete a declaration envelope. - (a) inform the elector that the elector must complete a declaration envelope; and - (b) give the elector the declaration envelope to complete. - (a) keep a record of the ballot papers and declaration envelopes given to electors under this section; and - (b) sign the record.