Electoral Act 1907

Subsection (2) applies if —

under section 96C(1), a person claims to vote in an election at a polling place for a district; and

the person’s name is on the roll for the district; and

the claim is not rejected under section 96C.

The person may vote in the election in accordance with Subdivision 4.

For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) —

the person’s surname is taken to be on the roll for the district as long as the name on the roll is a surname that the person is entitled to use; and

if an officer working at the polling place is satisfied of the identity of the person, the occurrence of 1 or more of the following on the roll for the district is to be ignored in determining whether the person’s name is on the roll —

a name of the person (other than a surname) being omitted;

a wrong name (other than a surname) being entered for the person;

a name of the person being misspelled.