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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 8 Hansard (27 June) . . Page.. 2277 ..

MR WOOD (continuing):

(m) a ballot paper is invalid and shall not be counted if it -

(i) contains the name of more than 1 candidate;

(ii) contains the name of no candidate;

(iii) is indecipherable or meaningless; or

(iv) contains words apparently written by the voter other than the name of a candidate;

(n) for the purposes of subparagraph (m) (i), a ballot paper that contains the names of 2 candidates 1 of which has been struck through or otherwise crossed out shall be taken to be a vote for the other candidate;

(p) a ballot paper that contains the name of 1 candidate but misspells that name or does not contain the full name of the candidate shall be taken to be a valid vote for the candidate if the person so named can be identified by the chairperson as that candidate;

(q) subject to this subclause, if a question arises about the validity of a ballot paper the decision of the chairperson is final;

(r) after completion of the ballot papers the returning officers shall collect the completed ballot papers each using a receptacle to hold the papers so that a returning officer does not hold the ballot papers in his or her hand;

(s) the returning officers shall then count the votes in the presence of the chairperson and the other persons present at the meeting;

(t) after counting the votes, the returning officers shall, subject to paragraph (u), prepare a list setting out -

(i) the name of each of the candidates beginning at the top of the list with the name of the candidate who has received the largest number of votes continuing in descending order according to the number of votes each candidate has received down to the candidate who has received the least number of votes; and

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