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declaration in Form H in Schedule 3A.

 (1A) The clerk need make a declaration only once after taking office as the clerk.

 (1B) A person appointed as a scrutineer must not begin to perform the functions of a scrutineer until he or she has completed a declaration in Form I in Schedule 3A.

      16.2 Subsection 103 (4):

Omit ", absent or postal".

17. Section 107 (Issue of ballot papers for voting in person)
      17.1 Paragraph 107 (4) (a):

Omit "43A", substitute "44".

18. Section 111 (Vote of person not on roll)
      18.1 Subsection 111 (2):

Omit "the prescribed form", substitute "Form J in Schedule 3A".

      18.2 Paragraph 111 (2a) (c):

Omit the paragraph, substitute:
 (c) the Commonwealth electoral roll or another document prepared under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 of the Commonwealth; or
 (ca) an extract referred to in paragraph 41 (2) (a); or

19. Section 115 (Casting an early vote)
      19.1A Subsection 115 (1):

Omit "eleventh day", substitute "fifth day".

      19.1 Subsection 115 (2):

Omit "the prescribed form", substitute "Form K in Schedule 3A".

      19.2 Paragraph 115 (3) (a):

Omit "43A", substitute "44".

20. Section 127 (Persons present to obey directions)
      20.1 Omit "or absent".

21. Section 129 (Time and place for checking early votes)
      21.1 Subsection 129 (1):

Omit ", absent and postal".

      21.2 Subsection 129 (2):

Omit ", absent and postal".

22. Section 130 (Checking early, absent and postal votes and votes recorded under Subdivision I)
      22.1 Omit the section, substitute:

130 Checking early votes and votes recorded under Subdivision I

 (1) The returning officer must follow the procedure set out in this section in checking an early vote or a vote recorded under Subdivision I.

 (2) The returning officer must produce the unopened envelope bearing a declaration that he or she received before the close of the poll.

 (3) The returning officer must accept for further scrutiny the ballot paper in the envelope if he or she is satisfied that:
 (a) the declaration on the envelope is completed in accordance with the Act; and
 (b) subject to section 111, the name of the elector is registered on the electoral roll.

 (4) If the returning officer is not satisfied in accordance with subsection (3), he or she must reject the ballot paper without opening the envelope containing the paper.

 (5) If the returning officer accepts the ballot paper for further scrutiny, he or she must remove the ballot paper envelope from the declaration envelope and, without opening the ballot paper envelope, place it in a ballot box.

23. Subdivision L (Ascertaining the result of the poll)
      23.1 Omit the heading, substitute:

Subdivision L Preliminaries to counting votes

24. Section 135 (Decisions as to rejection)
      24.1 Omit "but