Spoilt or discarded ballot paper

In force

(1) Subsection (2) applies if an authorised officer at a polling place:

(a) is satisfied a ballot paper given to the officer by a person has been spoilt by mistake or accident; or

(b)

finds a ballot paper discarded at the polling place.

(2)

The officer must:

(a) cancel the ballot paper by writing "spoilt" or "discarded" on it; and

(b) place the ballot paper in an envelope, seal the envelope and endorse the envelope with a statement of its contents; and

(3) As soon as practicable after the close of polling at the polling place, the officer must place all envelopes mentioned in subsection (2)(b) with unused ballot papers.

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