1536
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 56

(vi.) Every nomination-paper shall be in the form or to the effect following :—

I, [Name and address], being a parent duly entered on the roll, do hereby nominate [Name and address] as a candidate for election to the Managers of the [Name] Technical School at the election to be held on the day of , 19 .

Dated this day of 19 .

[Signature of Nominator.]

CANDIDATE’S CONSENT.

[To be subscribed at foot of Nomination-paper.]

I hereby consent to my nomination.

[Signature of candidate nominated.]

(vii.) If the nomination-paper does not bear the written consent of the candidate nominated, such consent may be given by him to the Returning Officer before the nominations are closed, and every nomination-paper shall be void in so far as concerns any candidate whose written consent is not duly given as aforesaid.

(viii.) Nominations shall close at noon on the tenth day before the day of the election.

(ix.) If the numbers of nominations of men and women candidates received do not exceed the number of vacancies for men and women members respectively to be filled, the Returning Officer shall forthwith declare the candidate or candidates so nominated to be duly elected. In all other cases he shall, as soon as the nominations are closed, prepare and post to each elector at his address as appearing on the roll a voting-paper containing in alphabetical order of surnames a list of all the duly nominated candidates, and such voting-paper shall be in the form or to the effect following :—

Voting-paper for Use at Election to be held on the day of 19 , of Members of the Board of Managers of the Technical School.

CANDIDATES.

[Set out in alphabetical order of surnames the full name of every duly nominated candidate.]

[Signature of Voter]

DIRECTIONS.

The numbers of men and women candidates respectively to be elected are men and women.

The voter is required to cross out the name or names of the candidate or candidates for whom he does not desire to vote.

The number of men and women candidates whose names are not thus crossed out must not exceed the respective numbers thereof to be elected.

The voting-paper must be signed by the voter and enclosed in a sealed envelope, bearing on the outside thereof the words “Voting Paper,” and if posted to the Returning Officer must be posted on or before the day of election, or if delivered to him shall be delivered at his office at before the day of election or not later than 5 o’clock in the afternoon of that day.

(x.) The poll shall close at 5 o’clock on the afternoon of the day of election, but all voting-papers shall be included and counted which are not informal and are received by the Returning Officer in due course of post before the close of the sixth day after the day of the election.

(xi.) A voting-paper shall be informal in any of the following cases, that is to say :—

(a.) If it is not duly signed by the parent ; or

(b.) If the number of candidates whose names are not crossed out exceeds the total number of candidates for whom the person is entitled to vote, or if in any other way the paper fails to indicate clearly for whom the vote is intended to be given ; or

(c.) If, being delivered to the Returning Officer, the sealed envelope containing the voting-paper is not delivered at his office before the close of the poll ; or

(d.) If, having been forwarded by post, the sealed envelope containing the voting-paper is not received at the office of the Returning Officer before the close of the sixth day after the day of election ; or if, from the postmark on the envelope or otherwise, the Returning Officer is satisfied that it was not posted until after the day of the election.