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Electoral Act 1993

Registration of electors - Electoral rolls

103: Rolls where Parliament dissolved after change of boundaries and before new rolls completed

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"What happens to voter lists when Parliament is dissolved before new lists are ready"

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If Parliament is dissolved after the boundaries have changed but before the new electoral rolls are finished, the Electoral Commission has to follow certain rules. You can find these rules in section 101 of the Electoral Act. The Commission must make sure the electoral rolls are up to date and accurate.

The Electoral Commission compiles lists of voters for each district, and these lists become the official electoral rolls for those districts. These rolls come into effect as soon as they are compiled, and you can find out more about how they are compiled in section 101(1)(b).

The Electoral Commission is responsible for keeping the electoral rolls up to date by making any necessary changes, such as adding or removing voters. They also make sure that any changes made to an electoral roll are included in the new roll that replaces it, as outlined in section 40(1)(b) or 45(9)(b).

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Part 5Registration of electors
Electoral rolls

103Rolls where Parliament dissolved after change of boundaries and before new rolls completed

  1. If a Parliament is dissolved in the period between the gazetting of a notice under section 40(1)(b) or 45(9)(b) and the completion of the compilation of the rolls under section 101, the Electoral Commission must comply with section 101(1)(a) and (b).

  2. Each list compiled under section 101(1)(b) (as applied by subsection (1)) must—

  3. be the electoral roll for the district to which it relates; and
    1. come into force as soon as it is compiled.

      1. The Electoral Commission must—

      2. keep every electoral roll to which subsection (2) applies up to date by making all the additions, alterations, and deletions that become necessary; and
        1. incorporate the additions, alterations, and deletions made to an electoral roll into the electoral roll that supersedes it.

          Notes
          • Section 103: replaced, on , by section 48 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).