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Electoral Act 1993

Corrupt and illegal practices - General provisions

227: Punishment for disqualified person voting

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"What happens if you vote when you're not allowed to"

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If you vote in an election while your name is on the Corrupt Practices List, you can get in trouble. You might have to pay a fine of up to $4,000 if you are found guilty. Your vote will also not count, even if you are on the main roll or a supplementary roll.

You can still get in trouble even if you vote in a different district from where you are listed. The law says you can be fined if you vote, apply for a ballot paper, or try to vote as a special voter while your name is on the Corrupt Practices List.

The rules about this are part of the Electoral Act 1993, which was amended by the Criminal Procedure Act 2011.

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Part 7Corrupt and illegal practices
General provisions

227Punishment for disqualified person voting

  1. If any person, while his or her name is on the Corrupt Practices List for any district, votes or applies for a ballot paper or applies to vote as a special voter at any election in that or any other district, he or she shall, notwithstanding that his or her name may be on the main roll or any supplementary roll, be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $4,000, and his or her vote shall be void.

Notes
  • Section 227: amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).