Victorian Numbered Regulations

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ELECTORAL) REGULATIONS 2016 (SR NO 91 OF 2016)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objective  
   2.      Authorising provisions  
   3.      Commencement  
   4.      Revocations  
   5.      Definitions  

   PART 2--VOTERS' ROLLS

           Division 1--Enrolment of voters

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

           Division 2--Silent voters

   15.     Silent voter request  
   16.     Silent voter list  
   17.     Silent voter's details to be kept secure  
   18.     Silent voter not required to provide address  

           Division 3--Form of voters' rolls

   19.     Voters' roll  

   PART 3--GENERAL ELECTION MATTERS

           Division 1--Authorised persons

   20.     Declaration by returning officer, authorised person or interpreter  

           Division 2--Ballot-papers

   21.     Form of ballot-paper  
   22.     Validity of ballot-paper  

           Division 3--Assistance for voters

   23.     Disadvantaged voters signing declarations  

   PART 4--CANDIDATES

           Division 1--Candidates and scrutineers

   24.     Nomination form  
   25.     Notice of withdrawal of nomination  
   26.     Appointment and declaration of scrutineer  

           Division 2--How-to-vote cards

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

           Division 3--Candidate statements

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

           Division 4--Candidate questionnaire

   42.     Application of Division  
   43.     Lodgement of candidate questionnaire form  
   44.     Publication of candidate questionnaire form  
   45.     Disclaimer on candidate questionnaire form  

   PART 5--VOTING IN ATTENDANCE ELECTIONS

           Division 1--General provisions for attendance elections

   46.     Application of Part  
   47.     Public notice of voting arrangements  
   48.     Voter notice  

           Division 2--Pre-poll postal voting

   49.     Application to be a pre-poll postal voter  
   50.     Consideration of application to be a pre-poll postal voter  
   51.     Issue of pre-poll postal ballot-papers  
   52.     General postal voters and requests for ballot-papers in Braille or large print  
   53.     Record of issue of pre-poll postal ballot-papers  
   54.     Voter to complete pre-poll postal ballot material and return pre-poll declaration envelope  

           Division 3--Voting centres

   55.     Appointment of voting centres  
   56.     Hours of voting  
   57.     Use of licensed premises as voting centre  
   58.     Use of prescribed premises as voting centre  
   59.     Adjournment of voting  
   60.     Temporary suspension of voting  
   61.     Scrutineers at voting centres  
   62.     Persons who may remain in a voting centre  

           Division 4--Voting at voting centres

   63.     Closing and sealing of ballot-boxes  
   64.     Declaration ballot-boxes  
   65.     How-to-vote cards at a mobile voting centre  
   66.     Entitlement to vote at voting centres  
   67.     Questions to be asked of a voter  
   68.     Voter to receive ballot-paper  
   69.     Method of voting  
   70.     Spoilt ballot-paper  

           Division 5--Declaration voting at a voting centre

   71.     Unidentified voter  
   72.     Declaration of voter identity  
   73.     Unenrolled voter  
   74.     Declaration of voter entitlement  
   75.     Person who appears to have previously voted  
   76.     Declaration that person has not previously voted  
   77.     Declaration vote  

           Division 6--Procedure at close of voting

   78.     Procedure at voting centre that is not a counting place  
   79.     Procedure at a voting centre that is a counting place  

   PART 6--VOTING IN POSTAL ELECTIONS

           Division 1--General provisions for postal elections

   80.     Application of Part  
   81.     Notice of election  
   82.     Change to the last day of voting  
   83.     Scrutineers  

           Division 2--Issue of postal ballot materials

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

           Division 3--Return of postal ballot materials

   93.     Return of declaration envelopes and ballot-papers  
   94.     Receipt of declaration envelopes and ballot-papers  
   95.     Procedure after close of receipt of declaration envelopes and ballot-papers  

   PART 7--COUNTING OF VOTES

           Division 1--General counting provisions

   96.     Place at which votes to be counted  
   97.     Scrutineers at a counting place  
   98.     Adjournment of count  

           Division 2--Preparation for counting in an attendance election

   99.     Application of Division  
   100.    Acceptance of pre-poll declaration envelopes  
   101.    Acceptance of declaration votes  
   102.    Opening ballot-boxes and envelopes  
   103.    Transfers between counting places  

           Division 3--Preparation for counting in a postal election

   104.    Application of Division  
   105.    Unsigned declaration envelopes  
   106.    Postal ballot envelopes issued to unenrolled voters  
   107.    Replacement postal ballot envelopes  
   108.    Opening declaration envelopes for a postal election  

           Division 4--Manual counting of votes

   109.    Procedure for manual counting of votes  
   110.    Records of a manual count to be made available  

           Division 5--Electronic counting of votes

   111.    Electronic counting systems  
   112.    Validation procedures  
   113.    Procedures for electronic counting  
   114.    Records of a computer count to be made available  

           Division 6--Custody of election materials

   115.    Record of electoral materials  
   116.    Packaging of election records  
   117.    Storage of election records  

   PART 8--ELECTION DONATIONS

   118.    Prescribed form details  

   PART 9--ENFORCEMENT OF COMPULSORY VOTING

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

   PART 10--MUNICIPAL ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL

   123.    Application for an inquiry into an election  
   124.    Fee  
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