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Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
72Grounds of application for pre‑poll vote
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#### 72 Grounds of application for pre‑poll vote
(1) An elector may apply for a pre‑poll vote on any of the grounds set out in Schedule 3.
(2) A person who is provisionally enrolled may apply for a pre‑poll vote.
> Note 1: A person who is a designated elector is not entitled to vote by pre‑poll ordinary vote: see paragraph 73CG(2)(ea).
> Note 2: A person who is provisionally enrolled is not entitled to vote by pre‑poll ordinary vote: see paragraph 73CG(2)(f).
(3) In this Part (other than Division 3) and in Schedule 4:
(a) a reference to an elector includes a reference to a person who has applied for a pre‑poll vote under subsection (2); and
(b) a reference to the Division in which an elector is enrolled includes a reference to the Division in which the person is provisionally enrolled.