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.