New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY BY-LAW 1995 - REG 21

21 Conduct of ballot of student members

(1) If a poll is required for an election of an undergraduate student member of the Council or a postgraduate student member of the Council, the returning officer is to arrange an on-campus poll.

(2) The returning officer is to arrange:

(a) for the poll to be held on the polling day, and

(b) for a poll officer to attend on that day at the polling places between the hours for polling specified in the notice of election for the purpose of issuing ballot papers to the electors.

(3) The returning officer is to cause a notice to be sent to each person who is on the roll of undergraduate student electors or on the roll of postgraduate student electors, as the case requires, stating that if the person is unable to attend a polling place on polling day the person:

(a) is entitled to vote by post, and

(b) may apply (either in writing, by telephone, electronic mail or other means accepted by the returning officer) to the returning officer before the close of applications for postal votes.

(4) The returning officer is to send the following documents to each person who has applied for a postal vote in accordance with subclause (3):

(a) a ballot paper,

(b) a notice setting out how the ballot paper is to be completed and specifying the date and time by which the completed ballot paper must reach the returning officer,

(c) a form of declaration of identity and of entitlement to vote,

(d) two envelopes, one marked “Ballot paper” and the other addressed to the returning officer,

(e) any statements (as edited by the returning officer) that have been submitted by the candidates in relation to their nominations.

(5) The returning officer may, on receipt of a declaration by a person who has applied for a postal vote stating that a voting paper has been lost, destroyed or spoiled, issue a duplicate voting paper to that person if satisfied as to the truth of the declaration.

(6) A student member who has not received a postal ballot paper and who applies in person to the poll officer during polling hours on polling day is entitled to be issued with a ballot paper for the student election.

(7) However, the poll officer may refuse to issue a ballot paper to a person claiming to be a student if satisfied that the person:

(a) is not an eligible student, or

(b) has already received a ballot paper for the election.

(8) The poll officer must:

(a) take such steps as are practicable to ensure that only one ballot paper is issued to a student, and

(b) ensure that each ballot paper issued in accordance with this clause is accompanied by a notice that tells the student how to fill out the ballot paper.

(9) The poll officer may issue a replacement ballot paper to a student on receipt of a spoilt ballot paper if satisfied that the ballot paper issued to the student has been spoiled.