320Receipt of postal ballot-papers

#### 320 Receipt of postal ballot-papers 320 Receipt of postal ballot-papers > > (1) If the returning officer receives an envelope containing or purporting to contain a postal ballot-paper before 6pm on the 13th day, or for a rural and remote council on the 20th day, following election day, the officer is to make an appropriate record of the receipt of the envelope. > > > (2) The returning officer is to place the envelope unopened in the postal ballot-box. > > > > Note. > > > > Section 347 provides for the preliminary scrutiny of postal voting envelopes. > > **s 320:** Am 2025 (228), Sch 1\[2\].