Western Australian Consolidated Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 1907 - SECT 113B

113B .         Printing Council ballot papers

        (1)         In printing the ballot papers for an election in a region for which there is a group — 

            (a)         if there is only one group, the names of candidates included in that group shall be printed in a group before the names of candidates, if any, not included in that group;

            (b)         if there are 2 or more groups, the names of candidates included in the groups shall be printed in groups in the ballot papers in the order determined under section 87(5), before the names of candidates, if any, not included in any such group;

            (c)         the order, within a group, in which the names of candidates in that group shall be printed in the ballot papers shall be the order specified in the claim made by them in accordance with section 80(1); and

            (d)         the names of candidates, if any, not included in any group shall be printed in the ballot papers in the order determined under section 87(6).

        (2)         In printing the ballot papers for an election in a region for which there are no groups, the names of the candidates shall be printed in the order determined under section 87(6).

        (3)         In printing the ballot papers for an election in a region — 

            (a)         a square shall be printed opposite the name of each candidate; and

            (b)         where a voting ticket is registered in relation to the election an additional square shall be printed in the prescribed position — 

                  (i)         in the case of a voting ticket lodged by or on behalf of a group — adjacent to the names of the candidates included in the group or adjacent to the squares printed opposite those names; and

                  (ii)         in the case of a voting ticket lodged by or on behalf of a candidate — adjacent to the name of that candidate or adjacent to the square printed opposite that name,

                in order to indicate that a voting ticket is registered in relation to the group or candidate, as the case may be.

        [(4)         deleted]

        (5)         Where before polling day for an election in a region where the relevant number is more than one any candidate is declared by any court to be incapable of being elected at that election, the returning officer may take such action with respect to the printing of the ballot papers (including, if he thinks fit, causing the ballot papers to be reprinted, causing notations or marks to be made on them or again applying the provisions of section 87(6)) as in his opinion is necessary as a consequence of the declaration.

        [Section 113B inserted by No. 40 of 1987 s. 60; amended by No. 79 of 1987 s. 39.]