Western Australian Consolidated Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 1907 - SECT 140

140 .         Effect to be given to elector’s intention

        (1)         A ballot paper shall not be informal for any reason other than the reasons enumerated in section 139.

        (2)         Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), where the vote of an elector is marked on a ballot paper in a manner other than the prescribed manner but the ballot paper clearly indicates the elector’s intention as necessary under section 139(d) and is not informal under section 139(a), (c) or (e), that ballot paper — 

            (a)         shall not be informal; and

            (b)         shall be given effect to according to the elector’s intention.

        (3)         In subsection (2) prescribed manner means — 

            (a)         where there are only 2 candidates on the ballot paper, the manner required by section 128(1);

            (b)         where there are more than 2 candidates on the ballot paper, the manner required by section 128(3).

        [Section 140 inserted by No. 40 of 1987 s. 66; amended by No. 79 of 1987 s. 60; No. 20 of 1988 s. 7; No. 43 of 1996 s. 17.]