Preliminary scrutiny of written absent declarations under section 109
44 Preliminary scrutiny of written absent declarations under section 109
For the purposes of section 111(2) of the Act, the election manager must conduct preliminary scrutiny of a written declaration in relation to an absent vote cast under section 109(7) of the Act in accordance with this regulation.
A ballot-paper marked by an absent voter under section 109 of the Act must be accepted for further scrutiny and the absent voter must be recorded on the electoral roll as having voted if the election manager is satisfied that—
the absent voter was, at the close of the roll for the election, enrolled for the address claimed or omitted from the roll in error; and
the declaration has been properly completed.
If the election manager is not satisfied under subregulation (2), the ballot-paper must be disallowed without opening the envelope.
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