sec.92Preliminary counting of ordinary votes

### sec.92 Preliminary counting of ordinary votes The presiding officer of a polling booth must follow, in order, the procedures stated in subsections (3) to (11) — as soon as practicable after the end of ordinary voting hours for the polling booth; and at a place nominated by the officer; and in the presence of issuing officers and any candidates and scrutineers who wish to attend. However, the presiding officer may do anything required under subsections (3) to (10) through an issuing officer authorised by the presiding officer for that purpose. Open all ballot boxes used at the polling booth. Identify, and keep in a separate parcel, all declaration envelopes. Examine all ballot papers that are not in declaration envelopes, including ballot papers printed for electronically assisted votes, and— identify, and keep in a separate parcel, all informal ballot papers; and if the system of voting is first-past-the-post voting—count the number of votes for each candidate marked on all formal ballot papers, and keep the ballot papers in a separate parcel; and if the system of voting is optional-preferential voting—arrange all formal ballot papers under the names of the candidates by putting in a separate parcel all formal ballot papers on which a first-preference vote is recorded for the same candidate. Prepare a written statement in the approved form. Seal up in separate parcels all formal and informal ballot papers (including ballot papers printed for electronically assisted votes), declaration envelopes and unused ballot papers. Endorse on each parcel a description of its contents, sign the endorsement and allow any scrutineers, who wish to do so, to countersign the endorsement. Put the following into separate parcels and endorse on each parcel a description of its contents— the voters roll and all books and papers used by the presiding officer in the poll with 1 copy of the statement prepared under subsection (6) ; all ballot papers or remains of ballot papers set aside, under section 85 (3) (b) , for separate identification. Endorse the following on each parcel, and sign each endorsement— the name of the local government area, or division of the local government area, for which the election was held; the name of the polling booth from which the parcel has come. If the presiding officer is a person other than the returning officer, the presiding officer must, as soon as practicable, give each of the following things to the returning officer or a person nominated by the returning officer— the parcels mentioned in subsections (3) to (10) ; a copy of the statement prepared under subsection (6) , other than the copy mentioned in subsection (9) (a) ; a reconciliation statement, in the approved form, for all ballot papers given out at the polling booth and all votes put in ballot boxes at the booth. s 92 amd 2014 No. 44 s 70 ; 2019 No. 30 s 182 ; 2020 No. 20 s 129 (sec.92-ssec.1) The presiding officer of a polling booth must follow, in order, the procedures stated in subsections (3) to (11) — as soon as practicable after the end of ordinary voting hours for the polling booth; and at a place nominated by the officer; and in the presence of issuing officers and any candidates and scrutineers who wish to attend. (sec.92-ssec.2) However, the presiding officer may do anything required under subsections (3) to (10) through an issuing officer authorised by the presiding officer for that purpose. (sec.92-ssec.3) Open all ballot boxes used at the polling booth. (sec.92-ssec.4) Identify, and keep in a separate parcel, all declaration envelopes. (sec.92-ssec.5) Examine all ballot papers that are not in declaration envelopes, including ballot papers printed for electronically assisted votes, and— identify, and keep in a separate parcel, all informal ballot papers; and if the system of voting is first-past-the-post voting—count the number of votes for each candidate marked on all formal ballot papers, and keep the ballot papers in a separate parcel; and if the system of voting is optional-preferential voting—arrange all formal ballot papers under the names of the candidates by putting in a separate parcel all formal ballot papers on which a first-preference vote is recorded for the same candidate. (sec.92-ssec.6) Prepare a written statement in the approved form. (sec.92-ssec.7) Seal up in separate parcels all formal and informal ballot papers (including ballot papers printed for electronically assisted votes), declaration envelopes and unused ballot papers. (sec.92-ssec.8) Endorse on each parcel a description of its contents, sign the endorsement and allow any scrutineers, who wish to do so, to countersign the endorsement. (sec.92-ssec.9) Put the following into separate parcels and endorse on each parcel a description of its contents— the voters roll and all books and papers used by the presiding officer in the poll with 1 copy of the statement prepared under subsection (6) ; all ballot papers or remains of ballot papers set aside, under section 85 (3) (b) , for separate identification. (sec.92-ssec.10) Endorse the following on each parcel, and sign each endorsement— the name of the local government area, or division of the local government area, for which the election was held; the name of the polling booth from which the parcel has come. (sec.92-ssec.11) If the presiding officer is a person other than the returning officer, the presiding officer must, as soon as practicable, give each of the following things to the returning officer or a person nominated by the returning officer— the parcels mentioned in subsections (3) to (10) ; a copy of the statement prepared under subsection (6) , other than the copy mentioned in subsection (9) (a) ; a reconciliation statement, in the approved form, for all ballot papers given out at the polling booth and all votes put in ballot boxes at the booth. - (a) as soon as practicable after the end of ordinary voting hours for the polling booth; and - (b) at a place nominated by the officer; and - (c) in the presence of issuing officers and any candidates and scrutineers who wish to attend. - (a) identify, and keep in a separate parcel, all informal ballot papers; and - (b) if the system of voting is first-past-the-post voting—count the number of votes for each candidate marked on all formal ballot papers, and keep the ballot papers in a separate parcel; and - (c) if the system of voting is optional-preferential voting—arrange all formal ballot papers under the names of the candidates by putting in a separate parcel all formal ballot papers on which a first-preference vote is recorded for the same candidate. - (a) the voters roll and all books and papers used by the presiding officer in the poll with 1 copy of the statement prepared under subsection (6) ; - (b) all ballot papers or remains of ballot papers set aside, under section 85 (3) (b) , for separate identification. - (a) the name of the local government area, or division of the local government area, for which the election was held; - (b) the name of the polling booth from which the parcel has come. - (a) the parcels mentioned in subsections (3) to (10) ; - (b) a copy of the statement prepared under subsection (6) , other than the copy mentioned in subsection (9) (a) ; - (c) a reconciliation statement, in the approved form, for all ballot papers given out at the polling booth and all votes put in ballot boxes at the booth.