Local Government Amendment (Elections) Bill 2008

Local Government Amendment (Elections) Bill 2008

table of provisions

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Part 1—Preliminary

1Purpose

2Commencement

Part 2—Amendment of the Local Government
Act 1989

3Amendment of section 3—Definitions

4Amendment of section 11—Entitlements relating to
enrolment

5Amendment of section 13— Owner ratepayers entitled to
be enrolled without application

6Amendment of section 14— Owner ratepayers may apply
for enrolment

7Amendment of section 15—Occupier ratepayers may apply
to be enrolled

8Amendment of section 16—Provisions relating to corporations

9Sections 17 and 18 substituted

17Provisions relating to appointments and enrolments

10Repeal of section 19—Notification of change or cessation of entitlement

11Amendment of section 20—Request that address not be
shown

12Amendment of section 23A—Public notification and
exhibition

13Amendment of section 24—Preparation of voters' rolls

14Amendment of section 37—Extraordinary vacancy within 6months before a general election

15Amendment of section 38—By-elections

16Amendment of section 40—Voting is compulsory

17Amendment of section 41A—Election or poll by postal
voting

18Amendment of section 55—Printing and publication of
electoral advertisements, handbills, pamphlets or notices

19Amendment of section 55A—Misleading or deceptive matter

20Amendment of section 62—Return by candidate

21Amendment of section 62B—Certain gifts not to be accepted

22Amendment of section 68A—Resignation of Councillor

23Amendment of section 70—Candidate for election

24Amendment of section 193—Entrepreneurial powers

25New section 238A inserted—False written declaration

238AFalse written declaration

26Amendment of Schedule 2—Nominations

27Amendment of clause 6 of Schedule 2—Validity of
candidature

28Amendment of clause 14 of Schedule 2—Ballotpapers

29Amendment of clause 11B of Schedule 3—2 or more
Councillors to be elected

30Amendment of clause 14 of Schedule 3—Report on election
by returning officer

31Repeal of clause 16 of Schedule 3—Request for a poll

32Amendment of clause 17 of Schedule 3—Conduct of the poll

33Clause 2 of Schedule 3A substituted

2Exclusion of candidate

34Amendment of clause 3 of Schedule 3A—Filling of multiple vacancies

35Clauses 4 to 7 of Schedule 3A substituted

4Procedure if there are no eligible candidates

5Procedure if there is only one eligible candidate

6Procedure if there is more than one eligible candidate

7Conduct of countback

7AProcedure if the countback fails

36Amendment of clause 8 of Schedule 3A—Other matters

37New clause 10 inserted in Schedule 3A—Counting of votes
at a countback

10Counting of votes at a countback

38Repeal of Part 3 of Schedule 3A—Alternative countback procedure

Part 3—Amendment of the City of Melbourne
Act 2001

39Amendment of section 3—Definitions

40Amendment of section 9A—Persons entitled to be enrolled without application

41Amendment of section 9C—Corporations

42Amendment of section 9D—Procedure in relation to representatives of corporations

43Amendment of section 10—Request that address not be
shown

44Amendment of section 11C—Public notification and
exhibition

45Amendment of clause 8 of Schedule 1—Ballotpapers

46Amendment of clause 10 of Schedule 1—Marking of votes

47Amendment of Schedule 2—Form of ballot-paper

48New Schedule 3 inserted—Form of ballot-paper (20or more groups)

SCHEDULE 3—Form of Ballot-Paper (20 or more groups)

Part 4—Repeal of Amending Act

49Repeal of amending Act

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