Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00802:clause:2_39
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00802
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 39
Character Range: 43438–43969

39  Paragraph 7A of Schedule 4
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

 7A. A vote marked on a postal ballot‑paper must be taken not to have been recorded prior to the close of voting if:
 (a) in the case of a ballot‑paper taken to be witnessed because of subsection 65(1A)—the envelope purporting to contain the ballot‑paper does not bear a legible postmark; or
 (b) in any other case—the envelope purporting to contain the ballot‑paper does not bear a legible postmark and the signature of the witness bears a date after voting day.