51Assistance to persons unable to enter voting centre

51 Assistance to persons unable to enter voting centre (1) This regulation applies if the authorised officer in charge of a voting centre is satisfied a person cannot enter the voting centre because of a physical or other disability, illness, advanced pregnancy or another condition. (2) The person may: (a) vote outside the voting centre, but close to the voting centre; and (b) be assisted in voting.

Local Government (Electoral) Regulations 2021 31 (3) Before allowing the person to vote outside the voting centre, the authorised officer must: (a) tell any scrutineers at the voting centre that the person is to vote outside the voting centre; and (b) allow, from the scrutineers present, one scrutineer representing each candidate to be present when the person votes. (4) The person must: (a) mark the person's vote on the ballot paper in the presence of the authorised officer; and (b) fold the ballot paper to conceal the names of the candidates; and (c) give the ballot paper to the authorised officer to be dealt with in accordance with subregulation (6) or (7) as appropriate. (5) The person must be allowed to mark the person's vote on the ballot paper in private. (6) If the person is casting an ordinary vote: (a) if there is a designated ballot box at the voting centre for the local government area or ward for which the person has cast a vote – the authorised officer must ensure the folded ballot paper is placed in the ballot box in the presence of any scrutineers who were present when the person voted; or (b) otherwise – the authorised officer must, in the presence of the person, without unfolding the ballot paper: (i) place it in an envelope bearing the name of the person's enrolled local government area or ward and the name of the voting centre; and (ii) seal the envelope and place it in a ballot box at the voting centre. (7) If the person is casting a declaration vote, the authorised officer must: (a) in the presence of the person, without unfolding the ballot paper, place the ballot paper in the declaration envelope and seal the envelope; and (b) place the envelope in a ballot box at the voting centre.

Local Government (Electoral) Regulations 2021 32 (8) This regulation is subject to regulation 50.