Method of voting

1 The voter, having received a ballot paper,— a shall immediately retire into one of the inner compartments provided for the purpose; and b shall there alone and secretly vote— i by marking the party vote with a tick within the circle immediately after the name of the party for which the voter wishes to vote; and ii by marking the electorate vote with a tick within the circle immediately before the name of the constituency candidate for whom the voter wishes to vote. 2 Where the ballot paper comprises only a party vote or only an electorate vote, the provisions of subsection (3) shall apply instead of subsection (1). 3 The voter, having received a ballot paper,— a shall immediately retire into one of the inner compartments provided for the purpose; and b shall there alone and secretly vote either— i by marking the party vote with a tick within the circle immediately after the name of the party by which the voter wishes to vote; or ii by marking the electorate vote with a tick within the circle immediately before the name of the constituency candidate for whom the voter wishes to vote. 4 Every voter shall, before leaving the inner compartment, fold the ballot paper so that the contents cannot be seen, and shall then deposit it so folded in the ballot box. 5 Nothing in this section limits the provisions of section 178(5)(a)(ii) . Section 168 : substituted , on 6 December 1995 , by section 46 of the Electoral Amendment Act (No 2) 1995 (1995 No 61).