Referendums Bill 1996 (Qld)

Queensland

REFERENDUMS BILL 1996

REFERENDUMS BILL 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

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PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Short title 20.6... 8 Dictionary .... 0.6... e cect eens 8 Function of the commission .............0 000s cece eee eee ees 8 PART 2—WRIT FOR A REFERENDUM Writ for a referendum ......... 0... e cece eee ees 8 Writ by Governor... 6.6... eee 9 Form and content of writs... 2... 2.0.66... cece eee eee 9 Attachment to Writ... 0.6. eee 10 Commission to publish writ and prepare for referendum ............... 10 Governor's powers for referendum ............. 00 eee cece eee ees 10 PART 3—STATEMENTS OF ARGUMENTS

Purpose of part... 2... ee eee ee 11 When must an argument in favour of or against the Bill or

question be published ........... 0.000. 11 How an argument for or against the Bill or question is distributed

or published 1.2.0.0... eee 12 More than | referendum on the same day..............0--- 00 ee eee ee 13 Limitation on expenditure by State ........... 00... e cece eee eee 13

PART 4—VOTING AND CONDUCT OF REFERENDUMS

Division 1—Arrangements for referendums

Setting up and operating polling booths .......................00000. 14 Kinds of polling booths .. 2.2.0... 6.06 cece eee eee ees 15 Adjournment of poll at polling booth... 1.0.6.0... 0.0 e eee eee eee 16

Supply of ballot papers and electoral rolls .................200 0000 ee 16

Referendums 19 Scrutineers 2.0.0.0... eee eee eee 17 20 Correction of errors 2.2.6... eee eee 18 Division 2—Who may vote at a referendum 21 Who may Vote ©... 6... cient ett e eens 18 Division 3—How voting takes place at a referendum Subdivision 1—Ordinary voting 22 Procedure for voting... 2... cece cece eee eet eens 19 23 Help to enable electors to vote at polling booths...................-. 20 24 Help to enable electors to vote at hospitals ...................00000. 21 Subdivision 2—Declaration voting 25 Who may make a declaration vote ........... 00.0 e eee eee eee eee 22 26 Who must make a declaration vote................0 0.00002 eee ee eee 23 27 Ways in which an elector may make a declaration vote............... 24 28 Making a declaration vote at a polling booth....................0005 24 29 Making a declaration vote at a commission office ................00-5 25 30 Making a declaration vote using posted referendum papers ............ 26 31 Electoral visitor voting ©. 22... 6.0... c cece eee teens 28 32 Making a declaration vote in cases of uncertain identity .............. 29 Subdivision 3—Marking of ballot papers 33 How electors must vote ....... 0... cece eee ee 30 34 Formal and informal ballot papers ............. 0000 cece eee eee eee 31 Division 4—Counting of votes 35 Votes to be counted in accordance with division..................... 31 36 Preliminary processing of declaration envelopes and ballot papers ...... 31 37 Preliminary and official counting of votes ............00.02 0c esas 33 38 Preliminary counting of ordinary votes .............00 0c cece eee eee 33 39 Official counting of votes ...... 0.6... 34 40 Objections by scrutineers ........ 0.6... cee eens 35 41 Recounting of votes... 6.0.6... cece cece cect teens 35 Division 5—Notifying the results of a referendum 42 Notifying the results of a referendum... .. 6.0.0... e cece eee eee 36 43 Return of writ for referendum .............0..00..00 00 cc eee eee eee 36