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application sets out the name of a person who is already a registered officer, the application is taken not to have been made and subsection (5) does not apply.

'(5) Upon receiving an application for registration of a political party, the Commission must:

  (a)     deal with the application in accordance with this Part; and

  (b)     determine whether the party can be registered.'.".

Modification of subparagraph 133 (1) (a) (iii):

  Omit the modification, substitute:

"Subparagraphs 133 (1) (a) (iii) and (iv):

  Omit the subparagraphs, substitute:

           'and (iii) the name and address of the person who has been nominated as the registered officer of the party for the purposes of this Act in its application in relation to general elections.'.".

Modification of section 269:

  Omit the modification, substitute:

SCHEDULE 2—continued

"Section 269:

  Omit the section, substitute:

Certain marks taken not to be made

  '269. Where a formal ballot-paper has:

    (a)     a preference mark in a square opposite the name of a party; and

    (b)     a preference mark in a square opposite the name of a candidate of that party;

the ballot-paper is taken to have not been marked above the ballot-line.'.".

Modification of paragraph 273 (2) (d):

  Omit the modification, substitute:

"Paragraph 273 (2) (d):

Omit 'first preference votes given for each candidate', substitute 'votes received by each party and each independent candidate'.".

Modification of paragraphs 273 (5) (c) and (d):

  Omit the modification, substitute:

"Paragraphs 273 (5) (c) and (d):

  Omit the paragraphs, substitute:

   '(c) count:

       (i) the votes received by each party; and

       (ii) the votes received by each independent candidate;

     (d) transmit the following information to the Australian Capital Territory Electoral Officer:

       (i) the total number of votes received by each political party;

          (ii) the total number of votes received by each independent candidate;

      (iii) the total number of ballot-papers rejected as informal;

   (da) arrange the unrejected ballot-papers scrutinised:

         (i) under the name of each party by placing in a separate parcel all the ballot-papers on which a vote was given for that party; and

          (ii) under the name of each independent candidate by placing in a separate parcel all the ballot-papers on which a vote was given for the candidate;'.".

Modification of paragraph 273 (5) (f):

  Omit the modification, substitute:

SCHEDULE 2—continued

"Paragraph 273 (5) (f):

  Omit the paragraph, substitute:

    '(f) transmit with the least possible delay the parcels referred to in paragraph (da) to the Australian Capital Territory Electoral Officer and inform that officer, by telegram or in some other expeditious manner, of the transmission.'.".

Modifications of subsection 273 (20):

  Omit the modifications, substitute:

"Subsection 273 (20):

  Omit the subsection.".

                  SCHEDULE 3 Subsection 12 (3)

 OMISSION OF MODIFICATIONS TO THE COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 IN SCHEDULE 1