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Local Government (General) Regulation 2021
387Spoilt ballot-papers at attendance elections
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387 Spoilt ballot-papers at attendance elections
> > (1) If an elector satisfies an election official that he or she has spoilt by reason of accident or mistake the ballot-paper handed to him or her, and that ballot-paper has not been enclosed in an envelope in accordance with Division 7 or 8 of this Part, the election official, on receipt of the spoilt ballot-paper, must—
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> > > (a) hand or send to the elector a new ballot-paper, and
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> > > (b) cancel and preserve the spoilt ballot-paper.
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> > (2) This section does not apply in relation to a postal election.