sec.18Form of ballot papers

### sec.18 Form of ballot papers Ballot papers for voting at the referendum for an electoral district, other than a completed ballot paper printed for an electronically assisted vote, must— be in form 3 for a referendum to submit a Bill to the electors or form 4 for a referendum to submit a question to the electors; and be of a material and opacity that, when folded, effectively conceals the way the elector voted; and for a ballot paper other than a ballot paper reproduced under section 18A , be attached to a butt that— is not part of the ballot paper; and is perforated in a way that allows the ballot paper to be easily detached from it; and states the name of the electoral district; and contain a square opposite the words ‘YES’ and ‘NO’; and show the name of the State, the name of the electoral district and the day of the referendum. For ballot papers to which subsection (2) applies, if 2 or more referendums are held on the same day, the ballot papers for each referendum must be printed on 1 piece of paper and must be in form 5. A completed ballot paper printed for an electronically assisted vote must— be of a size or format that enables the elector’s electronically assisted vote to be accurately determined; and state the name of the State, the name of the electoral district for which the vote is cast and the day of the referendum. s 18 amd 2015 No. 35 s 14 ; 2019 No. 31 s 81 (sec.18-ssec.1) Ballot papers for voting at the referendum for an electoral district, other than a completed ballot paper printed for an electronically assisted vote, must— be in form 3 for a referendum to submit a Bill to the electors or form 4 for a referendum to submit a question to the electors; and be of a material and opacity that, when folded, effectively conceals the way the elector voted; and for a ballot paper other than a ballot paper reproduced under section 18A , be attached to a butt that— is not part of the ballot paper; and is perforated in a way that allows the ballot paper to be easily detached from it; and states the name of the electoral district; and contain a square opposite the words ‘YES’ and ‘NO’; and show the name of the State, the name of the electoral district and the day of the referendum. (sec.18-ssec.2) For ballot papers to which subsection (2) applies, if 2 or more referendums are held on the same day, the ballot papers for each referendum must be printed on 1 piece of paper and must be in form 5. (sec.18-ssec.3) A completed ballot paper printed for an electronically assisted vote must— be of a size or format that enables the elector’s electronically assisted vote to be accurately determined; and state the name of the State, the name of the electoral district for which the vote is cast and the day of the referendum. - (a) be in form 3 for a referendum to submit a Bill to the electors or form 4 for a referendum to submit a question to the electors; and - (b) be of a material and opacity that, when folded, effectively conceals the way the elector voted; and - (c) for a ballot paper other than a ballot paper reproduced under section 18A , be attached to a butt that— (i) is not part of the ballot paper; and (ii) is perforated in a way that allows the ballot paper to be easily detached from it; and (iii) states the name of the electoral district; and - (i) is not part of the ballot paper; and - (ii) is perforated in a way that allows the ballot paper to be easily detached from it; and - (iii) states the name of the electoral district; and - (d) contain a square opposite the words ‘YES’ and ‘NO’; and - (e) show the name of the State, the name of the electoral district and the day of the referendum. - (i) is not part of the ballot paper; and - (ii) is perforated in a way that allows the ballot paper to be easily detached from it; and - (iii) states the name of the electoral district; and - (a) be of a size or format that enables the elector’s electronically assisted vote to be accurately determined; and - (b) state the name of the State, the name of the electoral district for which the vote is cast and the day of the referendum.