Electoral Act 1992

This section sets out the alternative ways in which a recount of the electronic scrutiny of ballot papers may be conducted.

The recount may be conducted by recounting data from electronic ballot papers kept on a backup copy of electronic data produced by an approved electronic device or approved computer program.

If an approved computer program is used to find out the result of a scrutiny, the recount may be conducted—

by rerunning the program; or

by reloading the data into a different copy of the program and running the program.

If practicable, the recount may be conducted—

by re-examining the accuracy of any preference data entered into the computer program from paper ballot papers; or

by conducting—

a partial or full manual scrutiny of paper ballot papers from which preference data has been entered into the computer program; or

a combination of manual scrutiny of those paper ballot papers and a computerised scrutiny of electronic ballot papers.