Electoral Act 2004

(1) Subject to section 87, this section prescribes the requirements for casting a vote under this Subdivision.

(2) After the issue of the ballot paper to the person:

(a) the person must go to an unoccupied voting compartment at the voting centre and there, in private:

(i) mark his or her vote on the ballot paper; and

(ii) fold the ballot paper to conceal the vote; and

(b) the person must return the folded ballot paper to the officer; and

(c) the officer must, in the presence of the person, without unfolding the ballot paper, place it in an envelope bearing the name of the person's enrolled division and the name of the voting centre, seal the envelope and place it in a ballot box at the voting centre; and

(d) the person must then leave the voting centre.

(3) The person must act under subsection (2) without delay.

Subdivision 2 Declaration voting