New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

LORD HOWE ISLAND REGULATION 2004 - REG 29

29 Preliminary scrutiny of postal ballot-papers

At the scrutiny, the returning officer must:

(a) produce all applications under this Division and all envelopes purporting to contain ballot-papers received by the returning officer before 6 pm on polling day, and

(b) compare the signature of the elector on each such envelope with the signature of the same elector on the relevant application and allow the scrutineers to inspect both signatures, and

(c) if the returning officer is satisfied that the signature on the envelope is that of the elector who signed the relevant application-accept the ballot-paper for further scrutiny, and

(d) if the returning officer is not satisfied that the signature on the envelope is that of the elector who signed the relevant application-disallow the ballot-paper without opening the envelope, and

(e) take from the envelopes all ballot-papers accepted for further scrutiny and (without inspecting or unfolding them or allowing any other person to do so) must place them in a locked ballot-box for further scrutiny under Division 10.