15Definitions

15 Definitions

15 Definitions

In this Chapter:

absolute majority of votes means an amount greater than 50% of valid votes.

closing date of the ballot means:

(a) in the case of a postal ballot, the date and time by which ballot papers must be returned to the returning officer, and

(b) in the case of an electronic ballot, the date and time by which the electronic ballot form must be submitted to the returning officer via the election website.

election means an election held for the purposes of section 8D (1) or 8E (2) (a) of the Act.

election website means a secure internet site approved or managed by the returning officer for the purposes of an electronic ballot.

electronic ballot means a ballot conducted in accordance with Division 5B.

electronic vote means a vote cast in an electronic ballot by means of an electronic ballot form.

exhausted ballot paper means a ballot paper or an electronic vote containing votes which can no longer be allocated according to the procedure in (as the case may be) Division 6 or 7, and which is to be set aside as having been finally dealt with.

notice of ballot means a notice of an election given by the returning officer under clause 27.

postal ballot means a ballot conducted in accordance with Division 5A.

primary votes means:

(a) in the case of elections to fill one position only under Division 6—votes on ballot papers or electronic votes marked “1”, and

(b) in the case of elections to fill more than one position under Division 7—votes on a ballot paper or an electronic vote marked “1”, “2” and so on up to the number of positions to be filled.

roll means a roll established by the returning officer in accordance with clause 17.

secondary vote means the first preference vote beyond the primary votes.

cl 15: Am 2005 (651), Sch 1 [2]; 2009 (389), Sch 1 [1]–[5]; 2016 (194), Sch 2 [1].