Australian Capital Territory

Electoral (Official Mark on Ballot Paper) Approval 2008

Approved Form AF2008 — 108
made under the
Electoral Act 1992,  s340A (Approved Forms)
1	Name of instrument
	This instrument is the Electoral (Official Mark on Ballot Paper) Approval 2008.
2	Commencement 
	This instrument commences on the day after it is notified.
3	Approval – Printed ballot paper
	For the purposes of section 114(3) (Ballot papers) of the Electoral Act 1992, I approve the official mark on printed ballot papers to be the security screen that, when applied to a ballot paper, also produces a black area if the paper is copied or reproduced.  A printed copy of the security screen, certified by the Electoral Commissioner, is held at the office of the Electoral Commissioner on file ec2007/053.
4	Approval – Electronic ballot paper
	For the purposes of section 114(3) (Ballot papers) of the Electoral Act 1992, I approve the official mark on electronic ballot papers to be the ballot paper generated by the eVACS program approved under section 118A (Approval of computer program for electronic voting and vote counting) of the Electoral Act 1992.
5	Revocation	
	This instrument revokes the approval of approved form AF2004-20.

Phillip Green
Electoral Commissioner
10 September 2008