Tasmanian Numbered Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 2004 (NO. 51 OF 2004) - SECT 169

169. Unlawfully marking ballot paper

      (1) A person must not mark, or attempt or purport to mark, a vote on a ballot paper issued to an elector under this Act unless he or she is –

(a) that elector; or

(b) a person assisting that elector in accordance with a procedure approved under this Act.

Penalty:

Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or both.

      (2) A person who fails, without reasonable excuse, to mark a ballot paper in accordance with an elector's instructions when assisting that elector in accordance with a procedure approved under section 113 is guilty of an offence.

Penalty:

Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or both.