Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00802:clause:1_78
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00802
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 78
Character Range: 27062–27597

78  Paragraph 7A of Schedule 3
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

 7A. A vote marked on a postal ballot‑paper must be taken not to have been recorded prior to the close of the poll if:
 (a) in the case of a ballot‑paper taken to be witnessed because of subsection 194(1A)—the envelope purporting to contain the ballot‑paper does not bear a legible postmark; or
 (b) in any other case—the envelope purporting to contain the ballot‑paper does not bear a legible postmark and the signature of the witness bears a date after polling day.