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Local Government Electoral Act 2011
sec.96ARe-counting of votes
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### sec.96A Re-counting of votes
At any time before the following happens, the electoral commission may direct the returning officer, or another member of the electoral commission’s staff, to re-count some or all of the ballot papers for an election—
the result of the poll for the election is notified by the electoral commission under section 100 ;
the electoral commission refers a matter to the Court of Disputed Returns under part 7 .
The returning officer may re-count some or all of the ballot papers for the election at any time before the results of the election are notified.
A person carrying out a re-count of ballot papers must, so far as practicable, ensure that the requirements of section 95 are complied with.
This section does not limit by implication section 9 (5) .
s 96A ins 2014 No. 44 s 72
amd 2015 No. 6 s 15
(sec.96A-ssec.1) At any time before the following happens, the electoral commission may direct the returning officer, or another member of the electoral commission’s staff, to re-count some or all of the ballot papers for an election— the result of the poll for the election is notified by the electoral commission under section 100 ; the electoral commission refers a matter to the Court of Disputed Returns under part 7 .
(sec.96A-ssec.2) The returning officer may re-count some or all of the ballot papers for the election at any time before the results of the election are notified.
(sec.96A-ssec.3) A person carrying out a re-count of ballot papers must, so far as practicable, ensure that the requirements of section 95 are complied with.
(sec.96A-ssec.4) This section does not limit by implication section 9 (5) .
- (a) the result of the poll for the election is notified by the electoral commission under section 100 ;
- (b) the electoral commission refers a matter to the Court of Disputed Returns under part 7 .