Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152:schedule:3:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 3 (pt 6/48)
Character Range: 966002–968824

election withdrawn from such an envelope shall be excluded from further scrutiny.
 20. The DRO shall seal up in a parcel ballot papers excluded under paragraph 19 and shall write on the parcel a description of its contents, the name of the Division and the date.
 22. For the purposes of paragraph 17, an envelope that contains a ballot paper for a referendum shall be dealt with as if it did not contain that ballot paper.
 23. In the course of a preliminary scrutiny of declaration votes, the DRO must, at a time determined to be appropriate by the DRO (which may be before the close of the poll for the Division):
 (a) open the parcel of envelopes that contains the ballot papers that are, under paragraph 5 and subject to the operation of this paragraph and paragraph 24, excluded from scrutiny, and deal further with those declaration votes in accordance with paragraph 24; and
 (b) open the parcel of envelopes that contains the ballot papers that are, under paragraph 15 and subject to the operation of this paragraph and paragraph 25, excluded from scrutiny, and deal further with those declaration votes in accordance with paragraph 25.
 24. For the purpose of dealing further with declaration votes referred to in subparagraph 23(a), paragraphs 3 to 22, inclusive, reapply in relation to those votes as if:
 (a) the words "subject to the operation of paragraphs 23 and 24," were omitted from paragraph 5; and
 (b) the words "subject to the operation of paragraphs 23 and 25," were omitted from paragraph 15.
 25. For the purpose of dealing further with declaration votes referred to in subparagraph 23(b), paragraphs 10 to 22, inclusive, reapply in relation to those votes as if the words "subject to the operation of paragraphs 23 and 25," were omitted from paragraph 15.

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