Rejected ballots

• A ballot should be rejected if the voters intention cannot be determined.
• A blank Ballot is rejected.
  
  
• A ballot marked with a single X would be considered a valid 1st preference vote without any further preferences.
  
  
• If two 1st preference votes are made then the ballot is rejected.
  
  
• If two 2nd preference votes are made only the 1st preference vote is acceptable. The rest of the preferences would be considered non-transferable.
  
  
• If a preference is omitted, only preferences of a higher value than the error are counted, i.e. if the third preference is omitted only the 1st and 2nd preferences will be recorded.
  
  
• The decision to accept or reject ballots is of course up to the Returning Officer.