Victorian Numbered Regulations

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ELECTORAL) REGULATIONS 2005 (SR NO 98 OF 2005)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objective  
   2.      Authorising provisions  
   3.      Revocation  
   4.      Definitions  

   PART 2--VOTERS' ROLLS

           Division 1--Enrolment of voters

   5.      Request to vary owner enrolment  
   6.      Enrolment application from property owner  
   7.      Enrolment application from property occupier  
   8.      Resignation of occupier enrolment  
   9.      Withdrawal of owner consent  
   10.     Appointment of corporation representative  
   11.     Resignation of corporation representative  
   12.     Revocation of corporation appointment  

           Division 2--Silent voters

   13.     Silent voter request  
   14.     Silent voter record  
   15.     Silent voter's details to be kept secure  
   16.     Silent voter not required to provide address  

           Division 3--Form of voters' rolls

   17.     Exhibition roll and voters' roll  

   PART 3--GENERAL ELECTION MATTERS

           Division 1--Authorised persons

   18.     Declaration by returning officer, authorised person or interpreter  

           Division 2--Ballot-papers

   19.     Form of ballot-paper  
   20.     Validity of ballot-paper  

           Division 3--Assistance for voters

   21.     Disadvantaged voters signing declarations  

   PART 4--CANDIDATES

           Division 1--Candidates and scrutineers

   22.     Notice of candidature  
   23.     Notice of withdrawal of candidature  
   24.     Appointment of scrutineer  
   25.     Declaration by scrutineer  

           Division 2--How-To-Vote Cards

   26.     Application of Division  
   27.     Submission of how-to-vote card to returning officer  
   28.     Details to be included in how-to-vote card submission  
   29.     Registration or refusal of registration of how-to-vote card  
   30.     Review of returning officer's decision  
   31.     Provision of how-to-vote cards  

           Division 3--Candidate Statements

   32.     Application and interpretation of Division  
   33.     Candidate statements a prescribed document  
   34.     Lodgement of candidate statements  
   35.     Form of a candidate statement  
   36.     Rejection and amendment of candidate statements  
   37.     Candidates indication of preferences  
   38.     Candidate information on the Internet  
   39.     Publication of candidate information  
   40.     Disclaimer on candidate statements  

   PART 5--VOTING IN ATTENDANCE ELECTIONS

           Division 1--General provisions for attendance elections

   41.     Application of Part  
   42.     Public notice of voting arrangements  
   43.     Voter notice  

           Division 2--Pre-poll postal voting

   44.     Application for pre-poll postal vote  
   45.     Consideration of application for pre-poll postal vote  
   46.     Issue of pre-poll postal ballot-papers  
   47.     General postal voters  
   48.     Record of issue of pre-poll postal ballot-papers  
   49.     Voter to complete pre-poll postal ballot material  

           Division 3--Voting Centres

   50.     Appointment of voting centres  
   51.     Hours of voting  
   52.     Use of licensed premises as voting centre  
   53.     Use of a school as voting centre  
   54.     Adjournment of voting  
   55.     Temporary suspension of voting  
   56.     Scrutineers at voting centres  
   57.     Person who can remain in a voting centre  

           Division 4--Voting at Voting Centres

   58.     Closing and sealing of ballot-boxes  
   59.     Declaration ballot-boxes  
   60.     How-to-vote cards at a mobile voting centre  
   61.     Entitlement to vote at voting centres  
   62.     Questions to be asked of a voter  
   63.     Voter to receive ballot-paper  
   64.     Method of voting  
   65.     Spoilt ballot-paper  

           Division 5--Declaration voting at a voting centre

   66.     Unidentified voter  
   67.     Declaration of voter identity  
   68.     Unenrolled voter  
   69.     Declaration of voter entitlement  
   70.     Person who appears to have previously voted  
   71.     Declaration that person has not previously voted  
   72.     Voter previously issued with a pre-poll postal vote  
   73.     Declaration that a pre-poll postal voter has not voted  
   74.     Declaration vote  

           Division 6--Procedure at close of voting

   75.     Procedure at voting centre that is not a counting place  
   76.     Procedure at a voting centre that is a designated counting place  

   PART 6--VOTING IN POSTAL ELECTIONS

           Division 1--General provisions for postal elections

   77.     Application of Part  
   78.     Notice of election  
   79.     Change to the last day of voting  
   80.     Scrutineers  

           Division 2--Issue of Postal Ballot Materials

   81.     Issue of postal ballot envelopes  
   82.     Ballot-papers  
   83.     Declaration envelopes  
   84.     Voter not to receive postal vote  
   85.     Amendment of voters' roll  
   86.     Early Postal Vote  
   87.     Request to redirect postal ballot envelope  
   88.     Request by an unenrolled voter  
   89.     Request for replacement voting materials  

           Division 3--Return of postal ballot materials

   90.     Return of declaration envelopes and ballot-papers  
   91.     Receipt of declaration envelopes and ballot-papers  
   92.     Procedure after the close of voting  

   PART 7--COUNTING OF VOTES

           Division 1--General counting provisions

   93.     Place at which votes to be counted  
   94.     Scrutineers at a counting place  
   95.     Adjournment of count  

           Division 2--Preparation for counting in an attendance election

   96.     Application of Division  
   97.     Acceptance of pre-poll declaration envelopes  
   98.     Acceptance of declaration votes  
   99.     Opening ballot-boxes and envelopes  
   100.    Transfers between counting places  

           Division 3--Preparation for counting in a postal election

   101.    Application of Division  
   102.    Unsigned declaration envelopes  
   103.    Postal ballot envelopes issued to unenrolled voters  
   104.    Replacement postal ballot envelopes  
   105.    Opening declaration envelopes for a postal election  

           Division 4--Manual Counting of Votes

   106.    Procedure for manual counting of votes  
   107.    Records of a manual count to be made available  

           Division 5--Electronic Counting of Votes

   108.    Electronic counting systems  
   109.    Validation procedures  
   110.    Procedures for electronic counting  
   111.    Records of a computer count to be made available  

           Division 6--Safe Custody of Election Materials

   112.    Record of electoral materials  
   113.    Packaging of election records  
   114.    Storage of election records  

   PART 8--ELECTION DONATIONS

   115.    Prescribed details  

   PART 9--ENFORCEMENT OF COMPULSORY VOTING

   116.    Exemptions from compulsory voting  
   117.    Preparation of the list of non-voters  
   118.    Prosecution officer to deal with persons on the list of non-voters  
   119.    Fine for failure to vote—infringement penalty  

   PART 10--MUNICIPAL ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL

   120.    Application for an inquiry into an election  
   121.    Fee  

   PART 11--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

   122.    Consequential amendments to the City of Melbourne (Elections) Regulations 2001  
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