Torres Strait Regional Authority Election Rules 1996
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71 Questions to ask voter
(1) The presiding officer must ask each person attending before him or her and claiming to vote in an election if they have voted before in the election.
(2) In addition to the question put under subrule (1) the presiding officer must ask each person claiming to vote as an absent voter in an election to identify the ward in respect of which the person is enrolled.
(3) A person’s claim to vote must be rejected if:
(a) the person refuses to answer fully any question put to him or her by the presiding officer; or
(b) the presiding officer establishes that the person has voted before in the election.
(4) If a person’s claim to vote is not rejected, the presiding officer must then hand to the person a voter card.