Electoral Act 1907

This section applies in an election to the following persons (each a postal voter) —

an elector whose postal vote application in relation to the election has been approved under section 100C(2);

a general postal voter.

The Electoral Commissioner must, after the period of 24 hours after the close of nominations for the election, send the following to a postal voter —

a ballot paper (a postal ballot paper) for the election that is —

printed on official paper; or

initialled by an issuing officer in a place that can be easily seen when the ballot paper is folded to conceal the vote;

a declaration in the approved form;

an envelope marked “postal ballot paper”;

another envelope addressed to the Electoral Commissioner for the purpose of returning the envelope containing the postal ballot paper and the declaration.

If an election in a district and a Council election have the same polling day —

only 1 declaration mentioned in subsection (2)(b) is required for the elections; and

the Electoral Commissioner must send the postal voter a postal ballot paper and envelopes under subsection (2)(a), (c) and (d) for each election.

The Electoral Commissioner is not required to send the documents required under subsection (2) before the end of the period of 8 days after the close of nominations.

Immediately after sending the documents required under subsection (2), the Electoral Commissioner must —

make a record of the postal voter’s name on the roll in the manner prescribed for the purposes of section 98A(1)(b); or

if neither the electronic roll nor a copy of the printed roll is available — make a record of the postal voter’s name and the other prescribed particulars of the postal voter.

A record made on the electronic roll or on a copy of the printed roll under subsection (5) is evidence —

of the identity of the postal voter; and

subject to section 100H(5), that the postal voter voted in the election.