ELECTORAL ACT 2002 - SECT 99 Application to vote early
ELECTORAL ACT 2002 - SECT 99
Application to vote earlyS. 99(1) amended by No. 30/2018 s. 23(1).
(1) If an election is not a by‑election, an elector may apply to an election manager or an election official at an early voting centre during the operating times advertised under section 65 to vote within the period that—
S. 99(1)(a) amended by Nos 38/2005 s. 10, 30/2018 s. 23(2).
(a) starts at 9 a.m. on the Monday after the final nomination day; and
(b) ends at 6 p.m. on the day immediately before election day.
S. 99(1A) inserted by No. 30/2018 s. 23(3).
(1A) If an election is a by-election, an elector may apply to an election manager or an election official at an early voting centre during the operating times advertised under section 65 to vote within the period that—
(a) starts at 9 a.m. on the Monday immediately after the final nomination day; and
(b) ends at 6 p.m. on the day immediately before election day.
(2) In relation to voting at an early voting centre, sections 90 to 96 apply, so far as relevant.
S. 99(3) inserted by No. 30/2018 s. 23(4).
(3) There must be kept at an early voting centre—
(a) a ballot-box for the deposit of ballot‑papers marked by an elector who is enrolled in the district where the early voting centre is located; and
(b) a ballot-box for the deposit of ballot‑papers marked by an elector who is enrolled in a district outside the district where the early voting centre is located; and
(c) a ballot-box for the deposit of ballot‑papers marked by an elector under this section that are declaration votes.