Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Local Government Act 1989 - SECT 41A

Election or poll by postal voting

41A. Election or poll by postal voting





(1) Subject to subsections (2A) and (2B), a Council may decide that all voting
at an election or at a poll of voters is to be by means of postal voting.



(2) If the Council makes such a decision, the returning officer must-

   (a)  state in the public notice of the election or poll that all voting at
        the election or poll is to be by postal voting; and

   (b)  send or deliver to each voter on the voters' roll who is entitled to
        vote at the election or poll-

   (i)  a postal vote certificate or declaration;

   (ii) a ballot paper for postal voting;

   (iii) a prepaid envelope for the return of the certificate and ballot
        paper;

   (iv) instructions on how to vote;

   (v)  notice of how and when the ballot paper must be returned by;

   (vi) any document prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph;

   (vii) any other material that the returning officer thinks is appropriate.

(2A) Voting at a general election must be conducted by the same means, whether
attendance or postal voting, as the previous general election was conducted
unless the Council has decided at least 8 months before the election day to
change the means of conducting the voting.

(2B) Voting at a by-election must be conducted by the same means, whether
attendance or postal voting, as the previous general election was conducted
unless the Council has decided not later than 7 days after the extraordinary
vacancy occurred to change the means of conducting the voting.

(3) If an election or a poll of voters is conducted under this section, voting
closes at 6 p.m. on the last working day before election day in the election
or poll of voters.



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(4) Subject to this section, the election or poll is to be conducted in
accordance with the regulations and the provisions of Schedules 2 and 3 that
are not inconsistent with the regulations.