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Electoral Act 1993

Officers

22: Registrar of Electors

You could also call this:

"Person in charge of voter lists in each voting area"

Illustration for Electoral Act 1993

The Electoral Commission has to choose a Registrar of Electors for each area where people vote. They can also choose a Deputy Registrar for any of these areas if they want to. The Electoral Commission can even choose a Registrar or Deputy Registrar for an area that does not exist yet. You need to know that the Registrar and Deputy Registrar must be people who work with elections. They cannot have an important role in any political party. The Deputy Registrar can do the same job as the Registrar, but they have to follow the Registrar's instructions.

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Part 2Officers

22Registrar of Electors

  1. The Electoral Commission—

  2. must appoint a Registrar of Electors for each electoral district:
    1. may appoint a Deputy Registrar of Electors for any electoral district:
      1. may appoint a Registrar or a Deputy Registrar for a named electoral district that is not yet in existence.

        1. Every Registrar and every Deputy Registrar—

        2. must be an individual who is an electoral official; and
          1. may not hold any official position in any political organisation.

            1. The Deputy Registrar for an electoral district may, subject to the control of the Registrar for that electoral district, exercise or perform all of that Registrar's powers, duties, and functions.

            Notes
            • Section 22: replaced, on , by section 7 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).