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Electoral Act 1993

Registration of electors - Objections to registration

95B: Power to remove name from roll

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"What happens if someone says you shouldn't be on the electoral roll"

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If someone objects to you being on the electoral roll, you will get a notice. You have 14 days to respond. You can respond yourself, or someone who looks after you, like a welfare guardian under section 12(1) of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988, or an attorney you appointed, can respond for you. If you do not show you are allowed to be on the roll, or if you agree to be removed, the Electoral Commission will take your name off the roll, unless the person who objected changes their mind. The Electoral Commission will then tell you and the other parties what they have done.

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Part 5Registration of electors
Objections to registration

95BPower to remove name from roll

  1. Where, within 14 days after the day on which a notice under section 95A(1) or section 96(2) is served on the person objected to,—

  2. the person objected to; or
    1. the person who, under section 12(1) of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988, is the welfare guardian for the person objected to; or
      1. the attorney appointed by the person objected to under an enduring power of attorney,—
          1. either fails to provide evidence of eligibility to be on the roll or notifies the Electoral Commission that he or she consents to the removal from the roll of the name of the person objected to, the Electoral Commission must, unless the objection has been withdrawn by the objector, remove from the roll the name of the person objected to and must notify the parties accordingly.

        Notes
        • Section 95B: inserted, on , by section 28 of the Electoral Amendment Act (No 2) 1995 (1995 No 61).
        • Section 95B: amended, on , by section 38(a) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).
        • Section 95B: amended, on , by section 38(b) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).
        • Section 95B: amended, on , by section 38(c) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).