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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 103
Candidate's consent, to be subscribed at foot of nomination-paper
I hereby consent to my nomination.
(Signature of candidate nominated.)
Dated at this day of 190
29. If the nomination-paper does not bear the written consent of the
candidate nominated, such consent may be given by him to the Return
ing Officer before the nominations are closed, and the nomination-paper
shall be valid if the consent of the candidate nominated therein is not
duly given as aforesaid.
30. If in any island the number of persons nominated is not more
than the number of vacancies to be filled, the persons nominated shall be
declared to be duly elected; but if the number of persons nominated
exceeds the number of vacancies to be filled, a ballot of the contributors
resident in that island shall be taken.
31. In any case in which a ballot becomes necessary the Returning
Officer shall immediately after the nominations are closed prepare and
post to each contributor a printed ballot-paper containing, in alphabetical
order of surname, a list of all the duly nominated candidates for whom
such elector is entitled to vote; and such ballot-paper shall be in the
form 4 in the effect following:
Ballot-paper for Use at Election to be held on the Day of
190 , of Members of the Teachers' Superannuation Board
by the Contributors resident in the Island.
Candidates.
[Full names of all duly nominated candidates, in alphabetical order of
surname.]
Directions.
The number of candidates to be elected is
The voter must draw a line through the name of every candidate for
whom he does not intend to vote, and the number of names left un
cancelled must not exceed the number of candidates to be elected.
The voter's name must not be written on the voting-paper.
This ballot-paper must be enclosed in a sealed envelope and, if posted
to the Returning Officer, must be posted on or before the day of the
election, or if delivered to him, must be delivered before the day of the
election, or not later than 5 o'clock in the afternoon of that day.
The envelope is to be addressed "The Secretary for Education (being
the Returning Officer for the Teachers' Superannuation Board Election),
Wellington."
32. The ballot-paper sent to each contributor shall have a number
corresponding with one written opposite his name on the voting-list. The
Returning Officer shall cause this number to be written on the left-hand
bottom corner of the ballot-paper before it is sent out.
33. The ballot-paper, if delivered to the Returning Officer, must be so
delivered as to reach his envelope before the day of the election, or not later
than 5 o'clock in the afternoon of that day; and if posted to him, must
be posted in a sealed envelope on or before that day.
34. The poll shall close at 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the day of the
election, and all ballot-papers shall be included and counted which are
received by the Returning Officer in due course of post before the close
of the eighth day after the day of the election.
35. A ballot-paper shall be informal in any of the following cases, that
is to say:
(1.) If the name of the voter appears thereon; or
(2.) If the names of candidates left uncanceled exceed the number of
candidates to be elected; or
(3.) If, being personally delivered to the Returning Officer, it is not
delivered to his office before the close of the poll: or if, having
been forwarded by post, it is not received in the office of the
Returning Officer on or before the eighth day after the day of
the election; or
(4.) If from any postmark on the envelope or otherwise, the Returning
Officer is satisfied that it was not posted until after the day of
the election.
36. On the close of the eighth day after the day of the election, the
Returning Officer shall open and examine all the ballot-papers duly de
livered to him or received by him through the post as aforesaid, and, after
rejecting informal ballot-papers, if any, shall ascertain (notwithstanding not
exceeding the total number to be elected by each class of contributors)
who have received the greatest number of the votes of such contributors,
and shall declare such candidates to be elected