sec.80Distribution of ballot papers to electors for postal ballot elections

### sec.80 Distribution of ballot papers to electors for postal ballot elections For a postal ballot election, the returning officer must post the following things to each elector for the election as soon as practicable after the nomination day— a ballot paper; a declaration envelope; written instructions on how a vote may be cast. The things given to an elector under subsection (1) must— be accompanied by an unsealed reply paid post envelope addressed to the returning officer at the returning officer’s postal address and bearing the words ‘Ballot Paper’; and be posted to the elector’s address stated in the voters roll or an electoral roll mentioned in the Electoral Act 1992 , section 58 (3) . However, the unsealed envelope need not be reply paid post if it is to be sent to an address outside of Australia. The returning officer must keep a record of the ballot papers and declaration envelopes posted to electors under this section. s 80 amd 2014 No. 44 s 61 ; 2015 No. 6 s 12 (sec.80-ssec.1) For a postal ballot election, the returning officer must post the following things to each elector for the election as soon as practicable after the nomination day— a ballot paper; a declaration envelope; written instructions on how a vote may be cast. (sec.80-ssec.2) The things given to an elector under subsection (1) must— be accompanied by an unsealed reply paid post envelope addressed to the returning officer at the returning officer’s postal address and bearing the words ‘Ballot Paper’; and be posted to the elector’s address stated in the voters roll or an electoral roll mentioned in the Electoral Act 1992 , section 58 (3) . (sec.80-ssec.3) However, the unsealed envelope need not be reply paid post if it is to be sent to an address outside of Australia. (sec.80-ssec.4) The returning officer must keep a record of the ballot papers and declaration envelopes posted to electors under this section. - (a) a ballot paper; - (b) a declaration envelope; - (c) written instructions on how a vote may be cast. - (a) be accompanied by an unsealed reply paid post envelope addressed to the returning officer at the returning officer’s postal address and bearing the words ‘Ballot Paper’; and - (b) be posted to the elector’s address stated in the voters roll or an electoral roll mentioned in the Electoral Act 1992 , section 58 (3) .