sec.84How electors must record a vote on a ballot paper—first-past-the-post voting

### sec.84 How electors must record a vote on a ballot paper—first-past-the-post voting This section applies if the system of voting at an election is first-past-the-post voting. An elector must record a vote in accordance with— if the elector votes using electronically assisted voting—the procedures approved under section 75A (3) ; or otherwise— subsection (2) or (3) . An elector records a vote on a ballot paper by writing on the ballot paper— if 1 candidate is to be elected—the numeral 1, or a tick or cross, in the square opposite the name of the candidate whom the elector prefers; or if 2 or more candidates are to be elected— the numeral 1, or a tick or a cross, in the square opposite the name of 1 candidate for whom the elector wishes to vote; and the numerals 2, 3 and so on in the squares opposite the names of the other candidates for whom the elector wishes to vote, up to the number of candidates to be elected. s 84 amd 2014 No. 44 s 65 ; 2015 No. 25 s 7 (sec.84-ssec.1) This section applies if the system of voting at an election is first-past-the-post voting. (sec.84-ssec.1A) An elector must record a vote in accordance with— if the elector votes using electronically assisted voting—the procedures approved under section 75A (3) ; or otherwise— subsection (2) or (3) . (sec.84-ssec.2) An elector records a vote on a ballot paper by writing on the ballot paper— if 1 candidate is to be elected—the numeral 1, or a tick or cross, in the square opposite the name of the candidate whom the elector prefers; or if 2 or more candidates are to be elected— the numeral 1, or a tick or a cross, in the square opposite the name of 1 candidate for whom the elector wishes to vote; and the numerals 2, 3 and so on in the squares opposite the names of the other candidates for whom the elector wishes to vote, up to the number of candidates to be elected. - (a) if the elector votes using electronically assisted voting—the procedures approved under section 75A (3) ; or - (b) otherwise— subsection (2) or (3) . - (a) if 1 candidate is to be elected—the numeral 1, or a tick or cross, in the square opposite the name of the candidate whom the elector prefers; or - (b) if 2 or more candidates are to be elected— (i) the numeral 1, or a tick or a cross, in the square opposite the name of 1 candidate for whom the elector wishes to vote; and (ii) the numerals 2, 3 and so on in the squares opposite the names of the other candidates for whom the elector wishes to vote, up to the number of candidates to be elected. - (i) the numeral 1, or a tick or a cross, in the square opposite the name of 1 candidate for whom the elector wishes to vote; and - (ii) the numerals 2, 3 and so on in the squares opposite the names of the other candidates for whom the elector wishes to vote, up to the number of candidates to be elected. - (i) the numeral 1, or a tick or a cross, in the square opposite the name of 1 candidate for whom the elector wishes to vote; and - (ii) the numerals 2, 3 and so on in the squares opposite the names of the other candidates for whom the elector wishes to vote, up to the number of candidates to be elected.