Clause 14

by deleting paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:“(a)establish for the electoral division as many ordinary polling stations as are necessary for the poll —

within each polling district of the electoral division; and

in a polling district of another electoral division which has a common boundary with the firstmentioned electoral division, but only if the Returning Officer is satisfied that doing so is conducive to the voting convenience of a large number of electors of the electoral division who reside near that common boundary;”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “within each” in subsection (1)(b), the word “ordinary”;

by deleting the words “(including overseas electors) to the polling stations in the electoral division” in subsection (1)(c) and substituting the words “registered for the electoral division (including overseas electors) to the ordinary polling stations”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:“(1A) A single ordinary polling station in a polling district of an electoral division may be established for the conduct of a poll in another electoral division only if the polling district has a common boundary with a polling district of the other electoral division.”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsection:“(4) Where an ordinary polling station or a special polling station is located in any grounds, the Returning Officer —

may designate —

an entrance to those grounds as a designated entrance to the polling station; and

the routes that electors have to use to access the polling places within the polling station and the polling booths or other facilities for voting in accordance with this Act, including paths, hallways and doorways; and

if a designation under paragraph (a)(i) is made, must indicate or cause to be indicated by a presiding officer the designated entrance to those grounds by displaying an official sign at that entrance.”.