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contain any information about the candidates other than their names.

 (3) The returning officer must determine the order of candidate's names on the ballot paper by a lot drawn by the returning officer.

 (4) The returning officer must give eligible voters notice of the time and place for the lot to be drawn, in order to give eligible voters a reasonable opportunity to attend the draw.

 (5) The returning officer must authenticate each ballot paper, before the ballot paper is distributed to an eligible voter, by initialling the paper or placing another form of authenticating mark on the ballot paper.

24 Printing and distribution of election material

 (1) The returning officer must send the following material (the election material) in a sealed envelope to each eligible voter:
 (a) the ballot paper;
 (b) an envelope to contain the completed ballot paper, bearing a declaration in the form approved by the returning officer (the declaration envelope);
 (c) a reply paid envelope addressed to the private mail box to be used for the return of ballot papers;
 (d) a copy of each candidate's statement (if any) given in accordance with section 18 (other than a statement rejected by the returning officer under that section).

 (2) The returning officer must send the election material to the eligible voter by prepaid post to:
 (a) for a voter who has given notice of an alternate address under section 14—the alternate address; or
 (b) in any other case—the voter's address as it appears on the roll of voters.

 (3) The envelope containing the election material must bear printed instructions that if the material is not delivered to the addressee, the material must be returned to the returning officer at a specified private mail box, being a different mail box to the one used for the return of ballot papers.

25 Replacement election material

 (1) An eligible voter may apply to the returning officer for replacement election material on the basis that:
 (a) the eligible voter did not receive the election material; or
 (b) the election material received by the eligible voter has been lost, damaged or destroyed.

 (2) The application must:
 (a) be in writing; and
 (b) state the eligible voter's full name and address; and
 (c) set out the reasons for the application; and
 (d) contain a declaration, signed by the eligible voter, that the eligible voter has not voted in the election; and
 (e) if the election material has been lost, damaged or destroyed—be accompanied by evidence of the loss, damage or destruction, if practicable.

 (3) If the returning officer is satisfied that the information contained in the application is correct, the returning officer must:
 (a) send replacement election material to the eligible voter; and