s 98C
In forceHow ballot paper is to be marked by voter for single member election
Part IVElections
Division 3AVoting
Subdivision 4How to vote
98C How ballot paper is to be marked by voter for single member election
In a single member election, a voter must mark the voter’s vote on the ballot paper —
(a)
if there are only 2 candidates — by placing the numeral 1 in the square opposite the name of the candidate for whom the voter votes; or
(b)
if there are more than 2 candidates — by placing —
(i)
the numeral 1 in the square opposite the name of the candidate for whom the voter votes as the voter’s first preference; and
(ii)
consecutive numerals from 2 in the squares opposite the names of the remaining candidates in order of the voter’s preference for those candidates.
[Section 98C inserted: No. 30 of 2023 s. 80.]
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