Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01279:clause:1_27:p10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01279
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 27 (pt 10/40)
Character Range: 50916–53775

before making a pre‑poll voter card available for inspection, the Returning Officer must remove from the pre‑poll voter card the address of any person whose address has been excluded from the Roll under section 104 of the Electoral Act.

       (4) A person who is a candidate at an election must not certify a pre‑poll voter card under paragraph (3) (e).

       (5) If the voter cannot read, or experiences a disability, which means that he or she is unable to vote without assistance, a person chosen by the voter may do any of the following acts for the purposes of subrule (3) in accordance with the voter's directions:
          (a) read the pre‑poll voter card to the voter;
          (b) fill in the pre‑poll voter card with the necessary particulars;
          (c) mark the voter's vote on the ballot‑paper;
          (d) fold the marked ballot‑paper and return it to the issuing officer;
          (e) have the pre‑poll voter card certified in accordance with paragraph (3) (e).

       (6) Directions under subrule (5) may be given by reference to a how‑to‑vote card.

       (7) A voter to whom a pre‑poll voter card and ballot‑ paper have been issued is not entitled:
          (a) to remove the pre‑poll voter card or ballot‑paper from the office of the officer who issued it; or
          (b) to vote at a polling booth on polling day.

      55  Form of pre‑poll voter card

        A pre‑poll voter card must be in the approved form.

      56  Record of issue of pre‑poll voting papers

        The issuing officer must:
          (a) record on the pre‑poll voter card:
             (i) the date of issue of the voter card and ballot‑paper; and
             (ii) the name and address of the applicant; and
             (iii) the ward for which the person claims to be enrolled; and
             (iv) an identification number; and
          (b) record the same identification number on the envelope attached to that voter card.

      57  Opening of pre‑poll voting envelope

        A person other than:
          (a) the Returning Officer; or
          (b) an officer acting on the direction of the Returning Officer;
      must not open an envelope containing a ballot‑paper on which a pre‑poll vote has been marked.

            Penalty:   10 penalty units.

      58  Obligations of persons present when pre‑poll vote is cast

        A person who is present when a voter signs a pre‑poll voter card or marks a ballot‑paper in the presence of an officer:
          (a) must obey all proper directions of the officer; and
          (b) except at the request of the voter, must not:
             (i) communicate with the voter in relation to his or her vote; or
             (ii) assist or interfere with the voter in relation to the voter's vote; and
          (c) must not do anything that would enable him or her to find out what is