Divisional Returning Officers
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Divisional Returning Officers are officials responsible for managing and overseeing the conduct of federal elections within individual electoral divisions in Australia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Divisional Returning Officers canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral official role
ⓘ
public office ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
electoral divisions
ⓘ
federal elections ⓘ referendums ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Australian Electoral Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| employer | Australian Electoral Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ensuresComplianceWith |
Australian Electoral Commission directions
ⓘ
Commonwealth electoral regulations ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
ensure accessibility of voting in the division
ⓘ
ensure secrecy of the ballot in the division ⓘ maintain integrity of the electoral process in the division ⓘ report election statistics for the division to the Australian Electoral Commission ⓘ secure custody of ballot papers and materials ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | each federal electoral division in Australia ⓘ |
| mayDelegateTo | Assistant Returning Officers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesAtLevel | electoral division ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian federal electoral administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedRole |
Assistant Returning Officers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Electoral Commissioner of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ State Manager of the Australian Electoral Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
certifying election results for the division
ⓘ
conduct of federal elections in an electoral division ⓘ declaring the poll for the division ⓘ ensuring compliance with electoral law in the division ⓘ handling candidate nominations for the division ⓘ implementing Australian Electoral Commission procedures at the divisional level ⓘ management of polling in an electoral division ⓘ managing ballot paper production and distribution for the division ⓘ managing postal voting processes in the division ⓘ managing pre‑poll voting centres in the division ⓘ overseeing vote counting in an electoral division ⓘ public information about voting arrangements in the division ⓘ supervising polling officials in the division ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority | administrative control over electoral processes within the division ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Electoral Commissioner of Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State Manager of the Australian Electoral Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfElectionManaged |
House of Representatives elections
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate elections as they relate to divisional processes ⓘ |
| worksWith |
political party agents
ⓘ
polling place officials ⓘ scrutineers appointed by candidates ⓘ |
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