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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 82.

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

(viii.) If only one valid nomination has been received the Returning Officer shall forthwith declare the candidate so nominated to be duly elected. If more than one candidate has been validly nominated, 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 validly 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 a Member of the Board of Managers of the Technical School to represent the Members of School Committees of Public Schools within Five Miles of the said Technical School.

CANDIDATES.

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

DIRECTIONS.

The voter shall strike out the name or names of all candidates except the candidate for whom he desires to vote.

The voting-paper must be enclosed by the elector in a sealed envelope bearing on the inside the signature of the elector, and 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 the election or not later than 5 o’clock on the afternoon of that day.

(ix.) The poll shall close at 5 p.m. on the afternoon of the day of the 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.

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

(a.) If the envelope in which it is forwarded to the Returning Officer is not duly signed by the elector; or

(b.) If the names of all candidates except one are not crossed out, 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 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 the election; or if, from the post-mark on the envelope or otherwise, the Returning Officer is satisfied that it was not posted until after the day of the election.

(xi.) (a.) On the seventh day after the day of the election the Returning Officer shall open and examine all voting-papers duly delivered to him or received by him through the post as aforesaid, and, after rejecting all informal voting-papers, shall prepare a list of the candidates placed in the order of the numbers of votes received by them respectively. Any candidate shall have the right to appoint a scrutineer to watch on his behalf the opening and examination of voting-papers and to check the counting thereof.

(b.) The Returning Officer shall declare elected that candidate who has received the greatest number of votes.

(xii.) If, by reason of equality of votes given for two or more candidates, the election is not complete, the Returning Officer shall decide by lot, in the presence of two members of the board of managers, which candidate shall be elected, and thereby complete the election.

(xiii.) Forthwith after the completion of the election the Returning Officer shall notify to the controlling authority the name of the person elected.

(xiv.) If any dispute or question arises touching the regularity of any election, such dispute shall be determined by the Director of Education, whose decision shall be final.

ELECTION OF MANAGERS BY PARENTS OF PUPILS ATTENDING A TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL.

21. The election of managers by the parents of pupils attending a technical high school, pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of section 113 aforesaid, shall be conducted in accordance with the following provisions, that is to say:—

(i.) Every such election shall be held during the month of July, August, or September of each year, on a date to be fixed by the controlling authority.

(ii.) The Secretary of the board of managers shall be the Returning Officer. In the case of a first election the Secretary of the controlling authority shall be the Returning Officer.