Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
73CLAssistance to certain voters
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73CL Assistance to certain voters
(1) If the voter satisfies a voting officer that the voter cannot read or is so disabled as to be unable to vote without assistance, a person chosen by the voter may, according to the directions of the voter, do any of the following acts: (d) enter an unoccupied compartment of the voting place with the voter and mark the voter’s vote on the ballot paper; (e) deposit the ballot paper in a ballot‑box. (2) Directions under subsection (1) may be given by reference to a how‑to‑vote card. (3) The other provisions of this Division have effect subject to this section.