Electoral Act 1907

After an application is made under section 102B(4), the issuing officer must give the elector —

a ballot paper that is —

printed on official paper; or

initialled by the 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; and

an envelope marked “postal ballot paper”; and

an envelope addressed to the Electoral Commissioner.

Immediately after giving the documents under subsection (1), the issuing officer must —

make a record of the elector’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 elector’s name and the other prescribed particulars of the elector.

A record made on the electronic roll or on a copy of the printed roll under subsection (2) is evidence —

of the identity of the elector; and

that the elector voted in the election.

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

only 1 declaration mentioned in subsection (1)(b) is required in relation to all ballot papers for the elections; and

the issuing officer must give the elector the documents required under subsection (1)(a), (c) and (d) for each election.