80Processing before close of voting

1. The electoral officer may, at his or her discretion, process during the voting period and in the prescribed manner any voting documents received before the close of voting for any election or poll.

2. Subsection (1) does not require the electoral officer to ensure the taking of any particular step (whether prescribed or otherwise) in relation to the processing of a voting document during the voting period if the electoral officer decides, on reasonable grounds, that it is not efficient to take that step in relation to that voting document in that period.

3. Any step that, in relation to a voting document, is started but not completed at the close of voting must be completed after the close of voting in the prescribed manner.

4. If the processing of a voting document is not completed at the close of voting, the processing of the voting document must be completed after the close of voting.