A voting paper is dispatched by the Returning Officer to an elector when,—
(a) if the voting paper is posted under section 33 or section 34, the Returning Officer places it in the custody of New Zealand Post Limited:
(b) if the voting paper is faxed under section 35(4)(a), the Returning Officer's fax machine generates a record of the transmission of the voting paper to the elector's fax number:
(c) if the relevant parts of the voting paper are dictated under section 35(4)(b), the Returning Officer is satisfied that the elector has heard every word dictated.
Compare: 1997 No 13 s 29