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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 so, the authorised witness must post or cause to be delivered to the returning officer the completed postal vote certificate envelope;
 (eb) if the elector does not make a request referred to in paragraph (ea), then the elector must post or cause to be delivered to the returning officer the completed postal vote certificate envelope;

11. Section 128 (Voting notwithstanding elector recorded as having been issued with postal vote)
11.1 After 'for cancellation a postal vote certificate' insert ', voting stamps '.

11.2 After 'use the postal vote certificate', insert 'voting stamps'.

12. Section 132 (Acceptance of validly marked ballot papers)
12.1 Omit 'in accordance with the requirements of section 97', insert 'by affixing a voting stamp in the space next to the name and photograph of each candidate for whom the elector wishes to vote'.

13. Section 133 (Rejection of ballot papers)
13.1 After subsection 133 (2), insert:

 (3) The returning officer must reject a vote if he or she is not satisfied that the intention of the voter can be clearly ascertained from the ballot paper.

 (4) If the returning officer:
 (a) is satisfied that the voter intended to vote for a number of candidates, not exceeding the number of vacancies to be filled at the election; and
 (b) is not satisfied that the intention of the voter in respect of one or more of the votes cast can be clearly ascertained from the ballot paper;
  then the returning officer must admit the ballot paper to the scrutiny only in respect of those votes in respect of which he or she is satisfied that the intention of the voter can be clearly ascertained from the ballot paper.

14. New section 136B
14.1 After section 136A, insert:

136B Counting votes

 (1) If an elector has placed 1 stamp next to the name and photograph of a candidate, 1 vote must be recorded in favour of that candidate for that ballot paper.

 (2) If an elector has placed more than 1 stamp next to the name and photograph of a candidate, 1 vote only shall be recorded in favour of that candidate for that ballot paper.

 (3) The candidate who receives the greatest number of votes shall be declared elected, then the candidate who receives the next highest number of votes shall be declared elected, and so on until all vacancies upon the Shire council to be filled at the election are filled.

 (4) If there is an equality of