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Electoral Act 1993

Elections - Scrutiny of the rolls

175: Scrutiny of the rolls

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"Checking the voting lists after an election"

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The Returning Officer checks the voting rolls after the election. You can appoint someone to watch the check. The Returning Officer tells you when and where the check happens. The Electoral Commissioner and the Returning Officer can be there. Their assistants and experts can also be there. You or your scrutineer can be there too. You can appoint a scrutineer online. Only certain people can be at the check. If you appoint more than one scrutineer, only one can be there at a time. The Returning Officer can let more than one be there if they want to.

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Part 6Elections
Scrutiny of the rolls

175Scrutiny of the rolls

  1. The Returning Officer—

  2. shall make arrangements for a scrutiny of the rolls as soon as practicable after the close of the poll; and
    1. shall give notice in writing to each of the constituency candidates or their scrutineers of the time and place at which the Returning Officer will commence the scrutiny.

      1. Each constituency candidate may appoint 1 or more scrutineers to be present at the scrutiny of the rolls.

      2. Repealed

      3. Repealed

      4. Where a constituency candidate appoints more than 1 scrutineer to be present at the scrutiny of the rolls, only 1 scrutineer for that candidate, or such greater number as is permitted by the Returning Officer, shall be present at the scrutiny of the rolls at any time.

      5. The only persons who may be present at the scrutiny are—

      6. an Electoral Commissioner:
        1. the Returning Officer:
          1. any assistant of the Electoral Commissioner or of the Returning Officer:
            1. any expert or technician who provides advice or support to the Electoral Commissioner or to the Returning Officer for the purpose of the scrutiny:
              1. any scrutineer.

                1. Repealed

                2. A scrutineer may be appointed under this section electronically.

                Notes
                • Section 175(2): replaced, on , by section 45 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 8).
                • Section 175(3): repealed, on , by section 110 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).
                • Section 175(3A): repealed, on , by section 110 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).
                • Section 175(5): substituted, on , by section 68(2) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 1).
                • Section 175(5)(a): substituted, on , by section 32(2)(a) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).
                • Section 175(5)(c): amended, on , by section 32(2)(a) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).
                • Section 175(5)(d): amended, on , by section 32(2)(a) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).
                • Section 175(6): repealed, on , by section 110 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).
                • Section 175(7): replaced, on , by section 45 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 8).