52Amendment of voters' roll

52 Amendment of voters' roll

(1) This regulation applies if, as a result of an amendment of the voters' roll under section 250 of the Act, it appears that—

(a) an enrolled voter has not been sent a ballot‑paper; or

(b) an incorrect ballot-paper has been sent to a voter; or

(c) a ballot-paper has been sent to a person who is not entitled to vote.

(2) As soon as possible after becoming aware of the amendment of the voters' roll, the election manager must—

(a) send to each person whose enrolment records have been altered written advice of the amendment of the voters' roll and how the amendment affects the person; and

(b) send to each person who, as a result of the amendment is an enrolled voter and is entitled to vote, a postal ballot envelope containing a ballot-paper.

(3) If the election manager sends a postal ballot envelope to a voter under this regulation, and a declaration envelope previously issued to the voter is returned by the voter, the election manager must ensure that the previously issued declaration envelope is disallowed.

(4) The election manager must keep a record of—

(a) all postal ballot envelopes issued under this regulation; and

(b) all declaration envelopes disallowed under this regulation.