Victorian Numbered Regulations

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ELECTORAL) REGULATIONS 2005 (SR NO 98 OF 2005) - REG 37

r. 37

    (1)     A candidate may lodge an indication of preferences.

    (2)     An indication of preferences must be in the form of a ballot paper and must be lodged—

        (a)     in person by the candidate or by a person authorised in writing by the candidate;

        (b)     at the same place that candidate statements must be lodged;

        (c)     no later than 4.00 p.m. on the third day after the close of nominations.

    (3)     An indication of preferences must—

        (a)     identify each candidate and the order in which they appear on the ballot-paper;

        (b)     place once only the figures 1, 2, 3, 4 (and so on as the case requires) in the squares opposite the names of all the candidates so as to indicate the candidate's preference for them.

    (4)     The returning officer must reject an indication of preferences that does not comply with this regulation.