sec.17Accepting, rejecting and counting postal votes

sec.17 Accepting, rejecting and counting postal votes

After the closing time for the ballot, the entity administering voting in the ballot must— identify each eligible veterinary surgeon who cast an electronic vote in the ballot; and do the following in the presence of at least 2 witnesses— open each ballot envelope for the ballot that is in the ballot box for the ballot; remove the paper ballot form for the ballot from the envelope; if the ballot form is marked as required under section 15 (2) (a) by an eligible veterinary surgeon who has not cast an electronic vote in the ballot—accept the form; if the ballot form does not comply with subparagraph (iii) —reject the form; count and record the number of votes on the accepted ballot forms for each candidate in the ballot. Despite subsection (1) (b) (iv) , the entity counting the votes may accept a ballot form marked other than as required under section 15 (2) (a) if the entity considers the voter’s intention is clear. s 17 sub 2023 SL No. 167 s 4 (sec.17-ssec.1) After the closing time for the ballot, the entity administering voting in the ballot must— identify each eligible veterinary surgeon who cast an electronic vote in the ballot; and do the following in the presence of at least 2 witnesses— open each ballot envelope for the ballot that is in the ballot box for the ballot; remove the paper ballot form for the ballot from the envelope; if the ballot form is marked as required under section 15 (2) (a) by an eligible veterinary surgeon who has not cast an electronic vote in the ballot—accept the form; if the ballot form does not comply with subparagraph (iii) —reject the form; count and record the number of votes on the accepted ballot forms for each candidate in the ballot. (sec.17-ssec.2) Despite subsection (1) (b) (iv) , the entity counting the votes may accept a ballot form marked other than as required under section 15 (2) (a) if the entity considers the voter’s intention is clear.

• (a) identify each eligible veterinary surgeon who cast an electronic vote in the ballot; and
• (b) do the following in the presence of at least 2 witnesses— (i) open each ballot envelope for the ballot that is in the ballot box for the ballot; (ii) remove the paper ballot form for the ballot from the envelope; (iii) if the ballot form is marked as required under section 15 (2) (a) by an eligible veterinary surgeon who has not cast an electronic vote in the ballot—accept the form; (iv) if the ballot form does not comply with subparagraph (iii) —reject the form; (v) count and record the number of votes on the accepted ballot forms for each candidate in the ballot.
• (i) open each ballot envelope for the ballot that is in the ballot box for the ballot;
• (ii) remove the paper ballot form for the ballot from the envelope;
• (iii) if the ballot form is marked as required under section 15 (2) (a) by an eligible veterinary surgeon who has not cast an electronic vote in the ballot—accept the form;