ELECTORAL ACT 2002 - SECT 211 Entitlement
ELECTORAL ACT 2002 - SECT 211
Entitlement(1) This section sets out the entitlement.
S. 211(2) amended by No. 30/2018 s. 52(1).
(2) The sum of $1.20 is payable for each first preference vote given for a candidate in the election held on 24 November 2018.
S. 211(2A) inserted by No. 30/2018 s. 52(2).
(2A) The sum of—
(a) $6 is payable for each first preference vote given for a candidate for election to the Assembly in an election held after 24 November 2018; and
(b) $3 is payable for each first preference vote given for a candidate for election to the Council in an election held after 24 November 2018.
S. 211(3) amended by No. 30/2018 s. 52(3).
(3) A payment under this section must not be made in respect of votes given in an election for a candidate unless the total number of first preference votes given for the candidate is at least 4% of the total number of first preference votes given in the election or the candidate is elected at the election.
(4) In this section "first preference vote" does not include a vote that has been rejected as informal.