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Referendums Act 1997
sec.16APre-poll voting offices
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### sec.16A Pre-poll voting offices
The commission may declare for a referendum—
a stated place (a pre-poll voting office ) to be a place where an elector may—
make a pre-poll ordinary vote for the referendum; or
make a declaration vote for the referendum; and
the electoral districts for which a pre-poll ordinary vote may be made at the place; and
the times during which electors are allowed to make a vote at the place.
The commission must publish a declaration under subsection (1) , and otherwise advertise the information about the pre-poll voting offices stated in the declaration, in the ways the commission considers appropriate, including, for example, on the commission’s website.
s 16A ins 2019 No. 31 s 78
(sec.16A-ssec.1) The commission may declare for a referendum— a stated place (a pre-poll voting office ) to be a place where an elector may— make a pre-poll ordinary vote for the referendum; or make a declaration vote for the referendum; and the electoral districts for which a pre-poll ordinary vote may be made at the place; and the times during which electors are allowed to make a vote at the place.
(sec.16A-ssec.2) The commission must publish a declaration under subsection (1) , and otherwise advertise the information about the pre-poll voting offices stated in the declaration, in the ways the commission considers appropriate, including, for example, on the commission’s website.
- (a) a stated place (a pre-poll voting office ) to be a place where an elector may— (i) make a pre-poll ordinary vote for the referendum; or (ii) make a declaration vote for the referendum; and
- (i) make a pre-poll ordinary vote for the referendum; or
- (ii) make a declaration vote for the referendum; and
- (b) the electoral districts for which a pre-poll ordinary vote may be made at the place; and
- (c) the times during which electors are allowed to make a vote at the place.
- (i) make a pre-poll ordinary vote for the referendum; or
- (ii) make a declaration vote for the referendum; and