Invalid Votes definition

Invalid Votes. A vote in invalid and shall not be counted if: a) It is received after closure of the Poll; b) The voter votes more than once unless authorised to do so by Rule 2.18; c) The voter votes for more candidates than there are Original Trustees to be elected; d) In the opinion of the Returning Officer, the voting paper does not indicate clearly enough the candidate or candidates for whom the voter intended to vote; e) The Returning Officer believes, on reasonable grounds, that the voting paper was not issued to the voter by the Returning Officer.