Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01279:clause:1_27:p13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01279
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 27 (pt 13/40)
Character Range: 58757–61465

as to screen the voter s from observation while they are marking their ballot‑papers, and each voting compartment must be furnished with a pencil for the use of voters.

      66  Ballot‑boxes

        Each polling booth must be provided with the necessary ballot‑boxes.

      67  Ballot‑papers

       (1) Ballot-papers are to be in an approved form.

       (2) Ballot‑papers must be printed on white paper and must use black type face of a kind ordinarily used in Commonwealth Government publications.

      68  Printing of ballot‑papers

        In printing the ballot‑papers to be used in an election:
          (a) the order of the names of the candidates on the ballot‑paper is to be determined by the Returning Officer in accordance with rule 69; and
          (b) where similarity in the names of two or more candidates is likely to cause confusion, the names of those candidates may be arranged with such description or addition as will distinguish them from one another; and
          (c) a square must be printed opposite the name of each candidate.

      69  Determination of order on ballot‑papers

        Where under rule 68 a person is required to determine in accordance with this rule the order of the names of candidates on ballot‑papers to be used in an election:
          (a) the person must, immediately after the declaration of nominations for the election, at the place of nomination and before all persons present at that place:
             (i) prepare a list of the names in such order as he or she considers appropriate; and
             (ii) read out that list; and
             (iii) place a number of balls equal to the number of candidates being balls of equal size and weight and each of which is marked with a different number, in a spherical container large enough to allow all the balls in it to move about freely when it is rotated; and
             (iv) rotate the container and permit any other person present who wishes to do so to rotate the container; and
             (v) cause a person who is blindfolded and has been blindfolded since before the rotation of the container in accordance with subparagraph (iv) to take the balls, or cause the balls to come, out of the container one by one and, as each ball is taken or comes out, to pass it to another person who must call out the number on each ball as it is passed to him or her; and
             (vi) as each number is called out in accordance with subparagraph (v), write the number opposite to a name in the list prepared in accordance with subparagraph (i) so that the number called out first is opposite to the first name in the list and the subsequent order of the numbers in the list is the order