Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The presiding officer or a polling official shall at the polling hand to each person claiming to vote a ballot paper duly initialled by the officer or official:
(a) if the name under which the person claims to vote is on the certified list of voters or an approved list of voters for the polling place and the person's answers to questions put to the person show that he or she is entitled to vote; or
(b) if the person claims to vote under the provisions relating to absent voting and complies with those provisions.
(2) The presiding officer or a polling official, at the request of a scrutineer, shall note any objection by the scrutineer to the right of any person to vote, and shall keep a record thereof.