New Zealand Gazette – 1936 – No. 55

Page 1619

✨ Election By-laws and Specimen Ballot-paper

Aug. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1619

Ballot-paper: Every ballot-paper shall contain the names in full of the candidates in alphabetical order of the surnames. The occupation and the university degrees of the candidates shall be shown on the ballot-paper. Ballot-papers shall be printed according to the specimen ballot-paper printed below.

The ballot-paper shall be furnished with gummed flap so that it may be folded and sealed before being placed in the envelope. The envelope (which shall be posted with the ballot-paper) shall have a dotted line for the signature of the voter on the inside under but not on the flap.

Each candidate shall be entitled to appoint a scrutineer, who may be present at the opening of the envelopes and the counting of the votes.

The envelopes shall be opened by or in the presence of the Returning Officer, and when the voter’s signature has been checked by reference to the roll the ballot-paper shall be placed unopened in the ballot-box.

At 10 a.m. on the first day on which the office is open after the closing of the poll the ballot-box shall be opened by the Returning Officer in the presence of the scrutineers, if any, and the votes counted.

Ballot-papers shall be rejected as informal by the Returning Officer—
(1) If the ballot-paper contains any means by which the name of the voter may be identified.
(2) If more names are marked than the number of vacancies.
(3) If the voter fails to sign his name inside the envelope.
(4) If postage on the ballot-paper is not prepaid.
(5) If the ballot-paper has not been received by the Returning Officer at the time of the closing of the poll.
(6) If the ballot-paper does not clearly indicate the candidate or candidates for whom the elector desires to vote.
The by-laws for the conduct of elections to the Victoria University College Council, published on page 239 of the New Zealand Gazette of 1898, and on page 312 of the New Zealand Gazette of 1905, are hereby revoked.

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(Specimen Ballot-paper.)

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE COUNCIL.

ELECTION OF TWO MEMBERS BY THE DISTRICT COURT OF CONVOCATION.

Brown, James Edgar, LL.B., Solicitor, Wellington.
Jones, William Arthur, M.B., Physician, Wellington.
Mason, John, M.A., Schoolmaster, Masterton.
Williams, Edward Francis, Retired, Wellington.

The voter must place a cross opposite the name of the candidate or candidates for whom he desires to vote.

If the names of more than two candidates are marked the vote will be informal, but a voter is entitled to mark the name of one candidate only.

The voter must fold the paper and seal it by the flap attached; he must then sign his name on the dotted line inside the envelope, and return it to the Returning Officer, Victoria University College, not later than 5 p.m. on the day of , 193 .

Postage must be prepaid.

The ballot-paper shall be informal—
(1) If the ballot-paper contains any means by which the name of the voter may be identified:
(2) If more names are marked than the number of vacancies:
(3) If the voter fails to sign his name inside the envelope:
(4) If postage on the ballot-paper is not prepaid:
(5) If the ballot-paper is not in the hands of the Returning Officer at the time of the closing of the poll:
(6) If the ballot-paper does not clearly indicate the candidate or candidates for whom the elector desires to vote.

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🎓 By-laws for Conduct of Elections of Victoria University College Council Members (continued from previous page)

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsVictoria University College, Election by-laws, Council members, Ballot-paper, Scrutineers, Voting procedures

🎓 Specimen Ballot-paper for Victoria University College Council Election

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsVictoria University College, Ballot-paper, Election, Candidates, Voting instructions
👱🏽 Names

James Edgar Brown, Candidate for election
William Arthur Jones, Candidate for election
John Mason, Candidate for election
Edward Francis Williams, Candidate for election

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