Veterinary Surgeons Regulation 2016
sec.19Candidates with highest votes elected
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sec.19 Candidates with highest votes elected
The 2 candidates in the ballot with the highest number of counted votes are elected as elected members on the appointed day for the election. However, if on the appointed day, the election of 2 candidates in the ballot can not be decided under subsection (1) because 2 or more candidates (the tied candidates ) receive the same number of votes in the ballot, the returning officer must conduct a draw to decide which of the tied candidates are elected. The returning officer must, on the appointed day, conduct the draw by doing the following in the presence of an officer of the board— writing the names of the tied candidates on separate pieces of paper that are the same kind, shape, size and colour; folding the pieces of paper in the same way to be the same size and thickness; putting the pieces of paper in a container and shuffling them; drawing out the number of pieces of paper required to decide which of the tied candidates are elected. s 19 prev s 19 om 2018 SL No. 77 s 17 pres s 19 ins 2023 SL No. 167 s 4 (sec.19-ssec.1) The 2 candidates in the ballot with the highest number of counted votes are elected as elected members on the appointed day for the election. (sec.19-ssec.2) However, if on the appointed day, the election of 2 candidates in the ballot can not be decided under subsection (1) because 2 or more candidates (the tied candidates ) receive the same number of votes in the ballot, the returning officer must conduct a draw to decide which of the tied candidates are elected. (sec.19-ssec.3) The returning officer must, on the appointed day, conduct the draw by doing the following in the presence of an officer of the board— writing the names of the tied candidates on separate pieces of paper that are the same kind, shape, size and colour; folding the pieces of paper in the same way to be the same size and thickness; putting the pieces of paper in a container and shuffling them; drawing out the number of pieces of paper required to decide which of the tied candidates are elected.
- (a) writing the names of the tied candidates on separate pieces of paper that are the same kind, shape, size and colour;
- (b) folding the pieces of paper in the same way to be the same size and thickness;
- (c) putting the pieces of paper in a container and shuffling them;
- (d) drawing out the number of pieces of paper required to decide which of the tied candidates are elected.