Electoral Act 1907 (WA)

Western Australia

Western Australia

Electoral Act 1907

An Act to regulate parliamentary elections and for related purposes.

[Long title amended: No. 64 of 2006 s. 12.]

This Act may be cited as the Electoral Act 1907.

This Act shall come into operation on 1 March 1908.

[3. Deleted: No. 10 of 1998 s. 76.]

• (1)

  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —

above‑the‑line square, in relation to a ballot paper for a Council election, means a square that is printed on the ballot paper under section 94D(6)(b)(ii);

absent voter means any person who votes under section 97A(2);

accountable person, for a how‑to‑vote card, means —

• (a)

  the person who is named under section 89C(4)(d) in the application for the how‑to‑vote card; or

• (b)

  the person who is the accountable person for the how‑to‑vote card under section 89H(2); or

• (c)

  if paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply and the card is distributed on behalf of a political party — the secretary of the party; or

• (d)

  in any other case — the distributor of the how‑to‑vote card identified in the application for the how‑to‑vote card under section 89C(4)(b);

amalgamated roll has the meaning given in section 76AD(1);

approved form means a form that —

• (a)

  is approved by the Electoral Commissioner; and

• (b)

  has been published by the Electoral Commissioner by any means (including on the Commission website) that the Electoral Commissioner thinks fit;

Assembly means the Legislative Assembly;

assistant returning officer means an assistant returning officer appointed under section 141(5);

Australian citizen has the meaning given in the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Commonwealth) section 4;

below‑the‑line square, in relation to a ballot paper for a Council election that has at least 1 above‑the‑line square printed on the ballot paper, means a square that is printed on the ballot paper under section 94D(6)(a);

business day means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday;

candidate, in Parts II and VII, includes any person who, within 3 months before polling day in an election, publicly announces that they will be a candidate in the election;

close of nominations means the time a writ fixes under section 69(a) for an election;

close of the roll means the time stated in section 69A;

Commission website means a website maintained by or on behalf of the Electoral Commissioner;

conjoint election means a general election for the Council and the Assembly that both have the same polling day pursuant to writs issued on the same day;

constitution, in relation to a political party, means a written set of principles and rules (however described) under which the party is governed;

Council means the Legislative Council;

Council ballot paper means a ballot paper used in a Council election;

Council election means a general election or other election for the Council;

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