Electoral Act 2004

(1) Subject to section 87, this section prescribes the requirements for the casting of a declaration vote by a person issued a declaration ballot paper under section 73.

(2) After the issue of a declaration 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 the envelope on which the declaration mentioned in section 73(1)(e) appears, 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 4 Dealing with ballot boxes