35Preparation of preliminary roll

35 Preparation of preliminary roll

35 Preparation of preliminary roll

(1) As soon as practicable after it becomes apparent to the returning officer that a ballot is required to be held in respect of an election, the returning officer must cause notice of that fact to be sent to the appropriate officer.

(2) The appropriate officer must provide the returning officer with—

(a) a preliminary roll of the persons who, in the opinion of the appropriate officer, are qualified to vote in the election, and

(b) an appropriately addressed label or an appropriately addressed envelope for each person whose name is included in that roll.

(3) The preliminary roll—

(a) must contain the names (consecutively numbered and listed in alphabetical order) and addresses of the persons whose names are included in the roll, and

(b) must be certified by the appropriate officer in a form approved by the Secretary.

(4) This clause does not apply to an election held as a consequence of an earlier election that has failed if a preliminary roll for the earlier election has already been provided to the returning officer.