35Preparing and sending ballot papers

35 Preparing and sending ballot papers

35 Preparing and sending ballot papers

(1) The returning officer must prepare ballot papers that contain:

(a) instructions for completing the voting paper, and

(b) the names of all candidates for election, arranged in an order determined by drawing lots, and

(c) a box opposite and to the left of the name of each candidate.

(2) The returning officer must send the following to each voter on the relevant Roll, at the voter’s address as listed on the Roll:

(a) a ballot paper prepared in accordance with subclause (1),

(b) a notice describing:

(i) how the ballot paper must be completed, and

(ii) the closing date of the ballot, and

(iii) the address where the ballot paper is to be returned to the returning officer,

(c) a summary of information about each candidate, if provided under clause 28 (5),

(d) a declaration form requiring the voter to state his or her name and that he or she is eligible to vote,

(e) 2 envelopes, one marked “Voting Paper” and the other a returning envelope addressed to the returning officer.

cl 35: Am 2009 (389), Sch 1 [16].