Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) After
section 90(1)(d) the following paragraphs are inserted —
“
(da) will be precluded from attending to vote during the
hours of polling at any polling place open in the State because the elector
will be caring for a person who is seriously ill or infirm or who is expected
shortly to give birth;
(db) is
an elector whose residence is not shown on the roll because a request under
section 51B has been granted;
”.
(2)
Section 90(1a) is amended by deleting “Where the elector is either
within or outside the State at the time he makes an application for a postal
ballot paper, he may make the application” and inserting
instead —
“
An elector may make an application for an early ballot
paper
”.
(3) Section 90(3)
is amended by inserting after “writing” —
“
and, if made in writing, may be made whether the elector
is within or outside the State at the time of applying
”.
(4)
Section 90(3e) is amended by deleting “a postal ballot” and
inserting instead —
“ an early ballot ”.
(5)
Section 90(4aa) is amended by inserting after
“officer” —
“ under subsection (4)(c)(i) or (4b)(a)
”.
(6)
Section 90(4b) is repealed and the following subsection is inserted
instead —
“
(4b) Where an oral application for an early ballot paper is
made to an issuing officer and the issuing officer is satisfied that the
application is properly made, the issuing officer shall deliver to the
elector —
(a) an
early ballot paper printed under the authority of the Electoral Commissioner
in the form prescribed by the regulations and initialled by the issuing
officer and a declaration in the form so prescribed; and
(b) the
envelopes specified in subsection (4)(c)(ii) and (iii),
and make a record of
the name of the elector and of such other particulars as are prescribed.
”.
(7)
Section 90(7a) is amended by deleting “an application” and
inserting instead —
“ a written application ”.
(8)
Section 90(7)(b) and (8)(a) are amended by deleting “vote by
post” and inserting instead —
“ an early ballot paper ”.
(9)
Section 90(11) is amended by deleting “a postal ballot” and
inserting instead —
“ an early ballot ”.
(10)
Section 90(13) is amended by deleting “The” and inserting
instead —
“ Notwithstanding anything in this section, the
”.