SCHEDULEHEALTH BOARD ELECTION RULES
PART 8THE COUNT
Opening of ballot boxes and covering envelopes35
1
The count is begun by the returning officer opening each ballot box.
2
The returning officer must then—
a
count and note the number of covering envelopes; and
b
open each covering envelope separately.
3
If a covering envelope does not contain a ballot paper the returning officer must—
a
mark the covering envelope with the word “rejected”;
b
attach to it the contents (if any) of the envelope; and
c
place the envelope in a separate receptacle (the “rejected votes box”).
4
If a covering envelope does contain a ballot paper, the returning officer must place it in a different receptacle from the rejected votes box.