New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

21 Invalid postal vote

• (1) Where the Registrar, whether of his or her own motion or as a result of an objection under regulation 20, rules a postal vote to be out of order,—

  • (a) the Registrar shall certify on the postal vote the reason for the ruling; and

  • (b) the postal vote shall not be included in any count made by the Registrar under regulation 22.

  (2) Where the Registrar, whether of his or her own motion or as a result of an objection under regulation 20, rules a copy of a power of attorney or a certificate of non-revocation of a power of attorney to be out of order,—

  • (a) the Registrar shall certify on the copy of the power of attorney or the certificate of non-revocation (as the case may be) the reason for the ruling; and

  • (b) the postal vote that was accompanied by the copy of the power of attorney or the certificate of non-revocation shall not be included in any count made by the Registrar under regulation 22.