Electoral Act 2004

(1) As soon as practicable after the close of voting for the election, an authorised officer must:

(a) open the ballot boxes sent to the Commission or officer in charge of a scrutiny centre under section 75(2)(b) and remove the contents; and

(b) sort the contents into:

(i) ballot papers completed by electors for each division in the region in which the early voting centre is situated; and

(ii) envelopes containing ballot papers by electors for each division in other regions; and

(iii) envelopes containing declaration ballot papers completed by unenrolled persons;

and

(c) place the envelopes mentioned in paragraphs (b)(ii) and (iii) in separate parcels; and

(d) seal the parcels and endorse on them a statement of their contents; and

(e) if the scrutiny centre is not at the Commission's office – send the sealed parcels to the Commission.

(2) A candidate's scrutineer may sign a sealed parcel.

Subdivision 2 Votes cast for enrolled divisions at early voting centres