Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) An elector who is, or expects to be, in the course of employment, in Antarctica may, by notice given to the Electoral Commissioner, request that he or she be treated, while in Antarctica, as an Antarctic elector in relation to any election the polling day of which occurs while the elector is in Antarctica.
(3) A notice under subsection (1) is not effective, in relation to an election, unless it is received by the Electoral Commissioner before the hour of nomination for the election.
(4) Upon the receipt of a request made by an elector under subsection (1), the Electoral Commissioner must annotate the Roll for the Subdivision for which the elector is enrolled so as to indicate that the elector is an Antarctic elector.
(5) Notwithstanding anything in subsection 99(1) or (2), while a person is entitled to be treated as an Antarctic elector by virtue of an annotation under subsection (4) to the Roll for a Subdivision, the person is entitled to:
(a) have his or her name retained on the Roll for the Subdivision; and
(b) vote as an elector of the Subdivision.
(6) The Electoral Commissioner shall delete an annotation made under subsection (4) in relation to an elector immediately after he or she becomes aware that the elector has ceased to be in Antarctica.