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Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
73CJRight of voter to receive ballot paper
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#### 73CJ Right of voter to receive ballot paper
(1) If, under section 73CG, the voter is entitled to vote by pre‑poll ordinary vote, a voting officer must give the voter a ballot paper, duly initialled by the officer.
(2) The voting officer, at the request of a scrutineer, must note any objection by the scrutineer to the right of the voter to vote by pre‑poll ordinary vote, and must keep that record.
(3) If a ballot paper has been, or is to be, given to a voter, a voting officer must:
(a) place a mark against the person’s name on a copy of the certified list of voters for the voter’s Division; or
(b) record electronically against an approved list of voters for the voter’s Division the fact that the voter has been, or is to be, given a ballot paper.