Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Electoral Act 2002 - SECT 69B

Group voting tickets

69B. Group voting tickets



(1) Candidates who made a joint request under section 69A(1) may lodge with
the Commission a written statement that-

   (a)  they wish voters in the Council election to indicate their preferences
        in relation to all candidates in the Council election in a specified
        order, being an order that gives preferences to the candidates lodging
        the statement before any other candidate; or

   (b)  they wish voters in the Council election to indicate their preferences
        in relation to all candidates in the Council election in either of 2
        specified orders, or any one of 3 specified orders, being an order
        that-

   (i)  give preferences to the candidates lodging the statement before any
        other candidate; and

   (ii) give the preferences to the candidates lodging the statement in the
        same order.

(2) The registered officer of a registered political party who made a request
under section 69A(2) may lodge with the Commission a written statement that-

   (a)  it is wished that voters in the Council election indicate their
        preferences in relation to all candidates in the Council election in a
        specified order, being an order that gives preferences to the
        candidates on whose behalf the statement is lodged before any other
        candidate; or

   (b)  it is wished that voters in the Council election indicate their
        preferences in relation to all candidates in the Council election in
        either of 2 specified orders, or any one of 3 specified orders, being
        an order that-

   (i)  give preferences to the candidates on whose behalf the statement is
        lodged before any other candidate; and

   (ii) give the preferences to the candidates on whose behalf the statement
        is lodged in the same order.

(3) The registered officers of each registered political party who made a
joint request under section 69A(3) may lodge with the Commission a written
statement that-

   (a)  it is wished that voters in the Council election indicate their
        preferences in relation to all candidates in the Council election in a
        specified order, being an order that gives preferences to the
        candidates on whose behalf the statement is lodged before any other
        candidate; or

   (b)  it is wished that voters in the Council election indicate their
        preferences in relation to all candidates in the Council election in
        either of 2 specified orders, or any one of 3 specified orders, being
        an order that-

   (i)  give preferences to the candidates on whose behalf the statement is
        lodged before any other candidate; and

   (ii) give the preferences to the candidates on whose behalf the statement
        is lodged in the same order.

(4) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1)(a), (1)(b), (2)(a),
(2)(b), (3)(a) or (3)(b), a statement may specify an order of preferences by
setting out the names of all candidates in the Council election in the groups,
and in the order, in which they would be set out in a ballot-paper-

   (a)  with squares opposite to each name; and

   (b)  with a number in each square showing that order of preferences.





(5) If a statement in relation to a group of candidates in a Council election
is lodged in accordance with this section, that group of candidates must be
taken to have a group voting ticket or 2 or 3 group voting tickets, as the
case requires, registered for the purposes of the Council election, being the
order of preferences or the orders of preferences given in that statement.

(6) If a group voting ticket or 2 or 3 group voting tickets are registered for
the purposes of a Council election-

   (a)  the Commission must allocate a letter of the alphabet to the group;
        and

   (b)  a square in relation to the group must be printed beneath the letter
        of the alphabet allocated to the group; and

   (c)  if a request was made under section 69A(5), the name of the registered
        political party must be printed beneath the square in relation to the
        group; and

   (d)  if a request was made under section 69A(6), the composite name of the
        registered political parties must be printed beneath the square in
        relation to the group.

(7) A statement under subsection (1), (2) or (3) must be lodged with the
Commission after the election manager has determined the order of the
candidates and the groups on the ballot-paper in accordance with section 74
and before noon on the second day after the final nomination day.

(8) A statement lodged under subsection (1), (2) or (3) may, at any time
before the period for lodging the statement expires, be amended, withdrawn or
replaced by a written notice to the Commission.

(9) A statement under subsection (1) or a written notice relating to that
statement under subsection (8) must be signed by-

   (a)  the candidate whose name first appears in the group on the
        ballot-paper; or

   (b)  a person authorised by all the members of the group by written
        instrument given to the Commission with the nomination or nominations
        of members of the group, to sign such a statement on behalf of the
        group.

(10) A statement under subsection (2) or a written notice relating to that
statement under subsection (8) must be signed by the registered officer of the
registered political party.

(11) A statement under subsection (3) or a written notice relating to that
statement under subsection (8) must be signed by the registered officers of
the registered political parties making the joint request.

(12) A statement lodged under subsection (1)(b), (2)(b) or (3)(b) must
indicate the order in which the voting tickets of the group are to be
displayed for the purposes of section 73A.