17Entitlement to vote

17 Entitlement to vote (1) An elector for a local government area is entitled to vote at an election for the relevant council as follows: (a) if the council's principal member is to be elected at the election – the elector is entitled to cast one vote for the election of the principal member; (b) if the local government area is divided into wards – the elector is entitled to cast one vote for the election of ordinary members representing the elector's ward; (c) if the local government area is not divided into wards – the elector is entitled to cast one vote for the election of ordinary members representing the local government area as a whole. (2) The inclusion of the name of a person on an electoral roll as an elector for a local government area or ward is conclusive evidence that the person is entitled to vote at an election for the electorate comprising the local government area or ward. (3) The omission of the name of a person from an electoral roll, or any other error, omission or misdescription does not disqualify the person from voting. (4) In this regulation: elector for a local government area includes a person who is entitled to be an elector for the local government area.

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