Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) For an election other than one mentioned in section 354, a vote is validly cast if the elector votes in accordance with this section.
(2) For an election of mayor, the elector must mark on the ballot paper the numeral 1, or a tick or cross, in the square opposite the name of the candidate whom the elector prefers.
(3) For an election of other councillors, the elector must mark on the ballot paper--
(a) if 1 candidate is to be elected--the numeral 1, or a tick or cross, in the square opposite the name of the candidate whom the elector prefers; or
(b) if 2 or more candidates are to be elected--
(i) the numeral 1, or a tick or a cross, in the square opposite the name of 1 candidate for whom the elector wishes to vote; and
(ii) the numeral 2, or the numerals 2, 3 and so on (in regular arithmetical sequence by intervals of 1 whole numeral), as the case may be, in the squares opposite the names of the other candidate or candidates for whom the elector wishes to vote, up to the number of candidates to be elected.