Rejection of ballots

(1) Each pair of special ballot officers shall, on examining
a special ballot, reject it if

(a) it has not been supplied by the Chief Electoral Officer;
(b) it is not marked;
(c) it is marked with a name other than the name of a candidate;
(d) it is marked with the names of more than one candidate; or
(e) there is any writing or mark on it by which the elector could be identified.

Elector’s intent

(2) No special ballot shall be rejected for the sole reason that the elector has incorrectly written the name of a candidate, if the ballot clearly indicates the elector’s intent.

Disputed ballots

(3) If a dispute arises as to the validity of a special ballot, it shall be referred to the special voting rules administrator, whose decision is final.

Note of dispute

(4) The number of disputed special ballots and the name of the electoral district in which they were cast are to be noted by the special ballot officers.