Electoral Amendment Act 2009 (TAS)

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Electoral Amendment Act 2009

An Act to amend the Electoral Act 2004

[Royal Assent 6 November 2009]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Electoral Amendment Act 2009 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 3Principal ActIn this Act, the Electoral Act 2004 is referred to as the Principal Act. 4Section 32 amended (Enrolment) Section 32 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection: (3)  Notwithstanding that an arrangement has been made under section 35 , subsection (4) and section 33 apply to a person who is entitled to be – (a) enrolled under section 31(2) , but is not entitled to be enrolled on the Commonwealth roll because he or she is a prisoner; and (b) enrolled under section 31(1) , but is not enrolled on the Commonwealth roll because of the operation of section 102(4) of the Commonwealth Act. 5Section 70 amended (Polling day) Section 70(1) of the Principal Act is amended as follows: (a) by omitting from paragraph (a) "14" and substituting "15"; (b) by omitting from paragraph (c) "14" and substituting "15". 6Section 75 amended (Persons who may be nominated and elected) Section 75 of the Principal Act is amended as follows: (a) by omitting "is"; (b) by omitting paragraphs (a) and (b) and substituting the following paragraphs: (a) is qualified under the Constitution Act 1934 to be elected; and (b) is not ineligible under section 76 ; and (c) has attained the age of 18 years. 7Section 78 substituted Section 78 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted: 78Declaration by candidate The declaration referred to in section 77(2)(e) , (3)(f) , (4)(e) or (5)(f) is to be in an approved form and is to contain a statement to the effect that the person making the declaration – (a) is qualified under section 14 of the Constitution Act 1934 ; and (b) is not incapable of being elected as a Member under section 32 or 33 of the Constitution Act 1934 . 8Section 115 amended (Entitlement to vote – absent from division) Section 115(1) of the Principal Act is amended by inserting "or mobile polling place" after "place". 9Section 130 amended (Postal voting procedure) Section 130 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection: (3)  The Commission may approve any procedures that are reasonable and appropriate to assist an elector, who is unable to vote without assistance, to vote under subsection (1) . 10Section 153 amended (Notice of failure to vote) Section 153 of the Principal Act is amended as follows: (a) by inserting in subsection (1) "of failure to vote" after "notice"; (b) by…

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