Persons acting on behalf of candidates not to assist voters or collect voting papers
61 Persons acting on behalf of candidates not to assist voters or collect voting papers
A person who is a candidate for election or acting on behalf of such a candidate (whether with or without the candidate's authority) must not act as an assistant to a person voting at the election.
Maximum penalty: $5 000 or imprisonment for one year.
A scrutineer must not act as an assistant to a person voting at an election or poll.
Maximum penalty: $5 000 or imprisonment for one year.
Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) or (2), a person acts as an assistant by assisting another to obtain, complete or return postal voting papers.
A person who is a candidate for election or acting on behalf of such a candidate (whether with or without the candidate's authority) must not have in his or her possession, or attempt to gain possession of, postal voting papers for that election (except any such papers issued to the person as an elector in his or her own right).
Maximum penalty: $5 000 or imprisonment for one year.
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