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ELECTORAL ACT 1907 - SECT 99D

99D .         Electoral Commissioner may approve procedures for technology assisted voting

        (1)         The Electoral Commissioner may approve procedures to facilitate voting by eligible electors at an election by means of technology assisted voting.

        (2)         The approved procedures must provide for the following —

            (a)         for the registration of an eligible elector before the eligible elector votes by means of technology assisted voting;

            (b)         for the making of a record of each eligible elector who has voted by means of technology assisted voting;

            (c)         for the authentication of the eligible elector’s vote;

            (d)         for the secrecy of the eligible elector’s vote;

            (e)         the means of ensuring that any vote cast in accordance with the approved procedures is securely transmitted to the Electoral Commissioner and securely stored by the Electoral Commissioner;

            (f)         for the scrutiny and counting of votes cast in accordance with the approved procedures.

        (3)         The validity of a vote cast in accordance with the approved procedures cannot be disputed on the ground that the elector could have voted without assistance.

        [Section 99D inserted: No. 14 of 2016 s. 12.]



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