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CurrentIs voting compulsory?
Chapter 10How are people elected to civic office?
Part 3What is the system of election?
286 Is voting compulsory?
Whichever voting system applies, electors on the residential roll must vote at a contested election unless exempt from voting under this Act. Electors on the non-residential roll or the roll of occupiers and ratepaying lessees may vote, but are not required to vote.
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