Local Government (Electoral) Regulations 2020
66Unsigned declaration envelopes
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66 Unsigned declaration envelopes
Despite anything to the contrary in this Division—
(a) an election official must disallow a ballot‑paper within a declaration envelope that is not signed without removing the declaration flap or opening the declaration envelope; and
(b) an election official must disallow the ballot‑paper within a declaration envelope that is returned without its declaration flap without opening the declaration envelope; and
(c) if the election manager is satisfied that a declaration envelope is not signed in accordance with regulation 57(1)(c), the election manager may disallow the ballot‑paper within the declaration envelope and must neither remove the declaration flap nor open the declaration envelope.