- (S.R. 2004, NO. 167) TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - Preliminary 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Interpretation PART 2 - Administration 4. Role of Chief Electoral Officer 5. Role of Returning Officer PART 3 - Nominations 6. Nomination period 7. Notification of elections 8. Nomination forms 9. Nomination of candidates 10. Acceptance or rejection of nominations 11. Candidate statements 12. Withdrawal of nominations PART 4 - Conduct of ballots 13. When are ballots required? 14. Persons eligible to participate in ballots 15. Voters have only one vote 16. Electoral rolls 17. Obtaining information for electoral rolls 18. Ballot papers 19. Polling period 20. Ballot material to be posted to electors 21. Voting 22. Supplementary issue of ballot material 23. Ballot papers not to be accepted 24. Informal ballot papers PART 5 - Determination of election result 25. Counting of votes 26. Scrutineers PART 6 - Casual vacancies 27. Casual vacancies 28. Recounts and by-elections 29. Appointment of members to fill casual and other vacancies PART 7 - Declaration of result 30. Declaration of result if no ballot required 31. Declaration of result if ballot required 32. Declaration of result of recount 33. Publication of election result 34. Publication of certificate of election result determines term of office PART 8 - Miscellaneous 35. Disputed returns 36. Formal defects not to invalidate elections 37. Retention of ballot papers 38. Costs of elections[ Note: This table has been automatically generated and may be incomplete. ]