s 98B

Method of voting at polling place

In force

After a voter has received a ballot paper under section 98A(1)(a), the voter must —

(a)

go to an unoccupied voting compartment at the polling place; and

(b)

mark the voter’s vote on the ballot paper in accordance with —

(i)

if the ballot paper is for a single member election — section 98C; or

(ii)

if the ballot paper is for a Council election where the relevant number is more than one — section 98D or 98E;

and

(c)

fold the ballot paper to conceal the vote and —

(i)

in the case of a claim voter — deposit the folded ballot paper in the ballot box; or

(ii)

in the case of a declaration voter — deal with the ballot paper in accordance with the method prescribed under section 97I(3)(b);

and

(d)

leave the polling place.

[Section 98B inserted: No. 30 of 2023 s. 80.]

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