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Local Government Electoral Act 2011
sec.93Objections by scrutineers during preliminary count
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### sec.93 Objections by scrutineers during preliminary count
If, while a presiding officer is complying with section 92 (5) , a candidate or scrutineer objects to the treatment of a particular ballot paper as informal, the officer must mark on the back of it ‘formal’ or ‘informal’ according to whether the officer’s decision is to treat it as formal or informal.
If, while a presiding officer is complying with section 92 (5) , a candidate or scrutineer objects to the counting of a vote for a particular candidate, the officer must mark on the back of the relevant ballot paper the name of the candidate for whom it is counted.
(sec.93-ssec.1) If, while a presiding officer is complying with section 92 (5) , a candidate or scrutineer objects to the treatment of a particular ballot paper as informal, the officer must mark on the back of it ‘formal’ or ‘informal’ according to whether the officer’s decision is to treat it as formal or informal.
(sec.93-ssec.2) If, while a presiding officer is complying with section 92 (5) , a candidate or scrutineer objects to the counting of a vote for a particular candidate, the officer must mark on the back of the relevant ballot paper the name of the candidate for whom it is counted.