South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts40—Procedures to be followed for voting
(1) If a person to
whom postal voting papers have been issued desires to vote by use of those
papers, the following procedure must be followed:
(a) the
voter must mark his or her vote in the manner prescribed by this Act on the
ballot paper supplied;
(b) the
voter must then fold the ballot paper so as to conceal the vote and place the
folded ballot paper in the envelope and seal the envelope;
(c) the
voter must then ensure that any relevant declaration is signed;
(d) the
sealed envelope must then be delivered to an electoral officer for the
relevant council (by post or personally) not later than the close of voting on
polling day.
(2) An
electoral officer must, on the receipt of voting papers under
subsection (1), immediately ensure the security of those voting papers in
accordance with directions issued by the returning officer for the purposes of
the election or poll.
(3) However, an
electoral officer may, before taking steps under subsection (2), check
relevant information in accordance with instructions issued by the
returning officer.