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Local Electoral Act 2001

Preliminary provisions - Duties of programmers and certifiers

19AA: Duties of programmers

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"Programmers must make sure vote counting software works correctly"

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You need to make sure a counting program works correctly if you design it to count single transferable votes. You must take all reasonable steps to ensure the program produces outcomes that are consistent with the process specified in Schedule 1A of the Local Electoral Regulations 2001. This means the program's outcomes should match the rules in the regulations.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions
Duties of programmers and certifiers

19AADuties of programmers

  1. Every person responsible for the design of a counting program intended to implement the New Zealand method of counting single transferable votes must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the program produces outcomes that are consistent with the process specified in Schedule 1A of the Local Electoral Regulations 2001.

Notes
  • Section 19AA: inserted, on , by section 6 of the Local Electoral Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 62).