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herself that:
 (a) the application has been properly completed; and
 (b) the person claiming a postal vote is registered as an elector on the electoral roll; and
 (c) so far as he or she can reasonably ascertain, an early vote has not already been cast by or a postal vote has not already been issued to that person.

 (4A) If the electoral officer is satisfied on the matters referred to in subsection (4), then he or she must:
 (a) complete a postal vote certificate in the prescribed form printed on a postage pre-paid envelope; and
 (b) take a ballot paper and mark his or her initials on the back of the ballot paper; and
 (c) post to the elector at the address shown on the elector's application:
 (i) the ballot paper; and
 (ii) sufficient voting stamps to allow the elector to vote for each vacancy on the Shire council to be filled at the election; and
 (iii) a ballot paper envelope; and
 (iv) the postal vote certificate envelope; and
 (v) voting instructions in the prescribed form.

10.2 Paragraph 122 (7) (d):
Omit the paragraph, substitute:
 (d) the elector must, in the presence of the authorised witness, but so that the witness cannot see the vote:
 (i) record his or her vote on the ballot paper by affixing a voting stamp in the space next to the name and photograph of each candidate for whom the elector wishes to vote; and
 (ii) insert the ballot paper in the ballot paper envelope and seal the envelope; and
 (iii) complete the certificate on the postal vote certificate envelope; and
 (iv) insert the ballot paper envelope in the postal vote certificate envelope; and
 (v) post or cause to be delivered to the returning officer the postal vote certificate envelope;

10.3 Paragraph 122 (7) (e):
Omit the paragraph, substitute:
 (e) if the elector's sight is so impaired, or through other cause his or her ability to read or to write is such that he or she cannot vote without assistance, a person appointed for that purpose by the elector may, in the presence of the authorised witness:
 (i) mark his or her vote on the ballot paper by affixing a voting stamp in the space next to the name and photograph of each candidate for whom the elector wishes to vote; and
 (ii) insert the ballot paper in the ballot paper envelope and seal the envelope; and
 (iii) complete the certificate on the postal vote certificate envelope; and
 (iv) insert the ballot paper envelope in the postal vote certificate envelope and seal that envelope; and
 (v) hand the postal vote certificate envelope to the elector;
 (ea) if the elector requests the authorised witness to do