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INTRODUCTION 1

About the Victorian Electoral Commission ................................................................. 1

About the City of Melton ......................................................................................... 1

The election ........................................................................................................... 2

MUNICIPAL VOTERS ROLL 2

Composition of the roll ............................................................................................ 2

Exhibition of the roll ................................................................................................ 3

Entitlement date ..................................................................................................... 3

Certification of the roll ............................................................................................ 3

Roll statistics .......................................................................................................... 4

ADVERTISING AND COMMUNICATIONS 4

Public notices ......................................................................................................... 4

Statewide advertising .............................................................................................. 5

VEC website ........................................................................................................... 5

Placemats .............................................................................................................. 5

Accommodating voters with special needs ................................................................ 5

Media liaison .......................................................................................................... 6

Telephone enquiry service ....................................................................................... 6

RETURNING OFFICER 7

Deputy Returning Officer......................................................................................... 7

ELECTION OFFICE 8

CANDIDATES 8

Candidate information ............................................................................................. 8

Online candidate helper .......................................................................................... 8

Nominations ........................................................................................................... 9

Candidates’ statements and indications of preferences ............................................ 10

BALLOT MATERIAL 10

Ballot pack contents .............................................................................................. 10

VOTING 11

Redirection of ballot material ................................................................................. 11

Early votes ........................................................................................................... 11

General mail out ................................................................................................... 11

Replacement votes ............................................................................................... 12

Unenrolled declaration votes ................................................................................. 12

Return of ballot paper envelopes ........................................................................... 12

RESULTS 14

Extraction ............................................................................................................ 14

Computer count .................................................................................................... 14

Provisional results ................................................................................................. 14

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Declaration of results ............................................................................................ 14

Voter turnout ....................................................................................................... 15

Informality ........................................................................................................... 15

COMPLAINTS 16

Types of complaints .............................................................................................. 16

Complaints process ............................................................................................... 16

POST-ELECTION ACTIVITIES 17

Storage of election material ................................................................................... 17

Refund of nomination fees .................................................................................... 18

Courts and tribunals.............................................................................................. 18

Non-voter follow up .............................................................................................. 18

EVALUATION OF SERVICES 18

Feedback from the Council .................................................................................... 18

Internal debriefing program .................................................................................. 19

SCHEDULE 1: CERTIFIED RECORD OF BALLOT PAPERS 20

Certification statement .......................................................................................... 21

SCHEDULE 2: ELECTION RESULTS 22

APPENDIX 1: PUBLIC NOTICES 25

Appendix 1.1. Notice of entitlement ....................................................................... 25

Appendix 1.2. Notice of election ............................................................................ 26

Appendix 1.3. Voting details .................................................................................. 27

Appendix 1.4. Reminder notice .............................................................................. 28

Appendix 1.5. Notice of results .............................................................................. 29

APPENDIX 2: BALLOT PAPERS 30

Cambridge Ward................................................................................................... 30

Coburn Ward ........................................................................................................ 30

Watts Ward .......................................................................................................... 31

APPENDIX 3: CANDIDATE STATEMENT LEAFLETS 32

Cambridge Ward................................................................................................... 32

Coburn Ward ........................................................................................................ 37

Watts Ward .......................................................................................................... 43

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