South Australian Consolidated Regulations

ELECTORAL REGULATIONS 1997 - REG 8

8—Procedure for lots (sections 59, 60, 66, 92, 93, 95 & 96)

        (1)         A lot to determine—

            (a)         the order of the groups referred to in section 59(1)(b) of the Act; and

            (b)         the order of the names of the candidates referred to in section 59(1)(c) of the Act; and

            (c)         the order of the names of the candidates referred to in section 60(a) of the Act,

must be carried out by the Electoral Commissioner in the manner described in subregulations (4) to (7) (inclusive) as soon as practicable after the hour of nomination.

        (2)         A lot must be carried out, subject to any necessary modifications, in the manner described in subregulations (4) to (7) (inclusive) to determine any of the following matters:

            (a)         the order in which electoral material under section 66(1) of the Act is to be arranged on posters for display in polling booths; and

            (b)         a determination in respect of the marking of a ballot paper in relation to a Legislative Council election required by section 92(3)(d)(i) of the Act; and

            (c)         a determination in respect of the marking of a ballot paper in relation to a House of Assembly election required by section 93(3)(d)(i) of the Act.

        (3)         If a returning officer is required to make—

            (a)         a determination under section 95(19), (21) or (23) of the Act relating to the scrutiny of votes in a Legislative Council election; or

            (b)         a decision under section 96(6) of the Act relating to the scrutiny of votes in a House of Assembly election,

the returning officer may make the determination or decision (as the case requires) by lot to be carried out, subject to any necessary modifications, in the manner described in subregulations (4) to (7) (inclusive).

        (4)         The procedure to be followed in conducting a lot is as follows:

            (a)         each group or name (as the case may be) must be written on a piece of paper using a separate piece of paper for each group or name; and

            (b)         each separate piece of paper must be placed into a separate envelope and if it is necessary to fold the piece of paper to make it fit into the envelope, each piece of paper must be folded in the same manner so as to make it the same size and thickness; and

            (c)         after a piece of paper has been placed in an envelope it must be sealed; and

            (d)         all the envelopes must be placed into a container and shuffled; and

            (e)         after the envelopes have been shuffled, the Electoral Commissioner or the returning officer (as the case may be) must draw them, one at a time, from the container.

        (5)         For the purposes of subregulation (4), each separate piece of paper must be of the same kind, shape, size and colour and each envelope into which such paper is placed must be opaque and of the same kind, shape, size and colour.

        (6)         The order in which an envelope is drawn from the container determines the order of the group or the names of the candidates (as the case may be), the first to be drawn being the first in the order, and so on, until the order has been determined, the last to be drawn being the last in the order.

        (7)         Each of the procedures set out in subregulation (4) must be carried out in the presence of an officer and any candidate or representative of a candidate who chooses to be present.