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Electoral Act 1993

Registration of electors - Qualification of electors

81: Prison manager to forward to Electoral Commission details of prisoners disqualified for registration

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"Prison managers must tell the Electoral Commission about prisoners who can't vote"

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When you are in prison, the prison manager has to tell the Electoral Commission some things about you. The prison manager must do this within 7 days of you arriving at the prison to serve your sentence, if you are the type of person described in section 80(1)(d). They have to send a notice with your name, previous address, and date of birth.

The notice also has to include the name and address of the prison where you are being held. This is what the prison manager must send to the Electoral Commission. You will be disqualified from voting if you are in prison, as stated in the law.

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Part 5Registration of electors
Qualification of electors

81Prison manager to forward to Electoral Commission details of prisoners disqualified for registration

  1. Not later than 7 days after a person described in section 80(1)(d) is received into a prison to serve the whole or part of their sentence, the prison manager must forward to the Electoral Commission a notice stating—

  2. the name, previous residential address, and date of birth of the person; and
    1. the name and address of the prison.

      Notes
      • Section 81: replaced, on , by section 6 of the Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 26).