Local Government (Electoral) Regulations 2020
53Early postal vote
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53 Early postal vote
(1) A voter may request an early postal ballot envelope from an election official.
(2) A voter who makes a request under subregulation (1) must give reasons for the request.
(3) If the election official considers that the request is reasonable, the election official must comply with the request.
(4) An election official may comply with a request under this regulation even if the candidate statements have not yet been printed.
(5) An election official may issue a ballot-paper under this regulation that is not printed on marked security paper if the election official initials the ballot-paper.