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Electoral Act 1993

Registration of electors - Electoral rolls

107: Composite rolls

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"A list of all voters in a district, including main and supplementary roll names"

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The Electoral Commission can print a composite roll for each district. You will find on this roll the names of people on the main roll, supplementary roll, and others who are lawfully on the electoral roll. The roll is printed in a certain way, as stated in section 106. When there is a by-election, the Electoral Commission must close and print a composite roll for that district on writ day. You can think of writ day as the day the election is announced. The Electoral Commission will print the composite roll as soon as possible after the writ is issued. If a composite roll is printed, it becomes the main roll for the district until a new one is printed. The old main roll and supplementary rolls are no longer used. However, they can still be looked at to check if someone's name should be on the current roll or if they can vote as a special voter. Nothing in this section stops the Electoral Commission from printing a new main roll, as stated in section 104(2). It also does not stop them from checking old rolls to see if someone can vote. You can check section 105(1) for more information on supplementary rolls.

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Part 5Registration of electors
Electoral rolls

107Composite rolls

  1. The Electoral Commission may, from time to time, print a composite roll for each district, which roll—

  2. shall, subject to any additions, alterations, and deletions made to the electoral roll for the district, contain a list of—
    1. all persons whose names appear on the main roll for the district; and
      1. all persons whose names appear on any existing supplementary roll for the district; and
        1. all persons whose names do not appear on the main roll for the district or any existing supplementary roll for the district but are lawfully on the electoral roll for the district on a date to be fixed for the closing of that composite roll by the Electoral Commission; and
        2. shall, subject to paragraph (a), be printed in the manner prescribed by section 106 in respect of a main roll.

          1. Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1), in the case of a by-election in any district, the Electoral Commission must cause a composite roll for the district to be closed and printed as at writ day for the by-election.

          2. Where the date for the closing of a composite roll for a district is writ day in relation to an election in that district, the Electoral Commission—

          3. shall cause the composite roll to be printed as soon as may be after the issue of the writ for the election; and
            1. shall not be obliged to issue a supplementary roll for the district under the proviso to section 105(1) in relation to that election.

              1. Where a composite roll for a district is printed under this section,—

              2. the composite roll shall, notwithstanding section 104(3), be the main roll for the district until a new main roll is printed for the district under section 104(2) or a new composite roll is printed for the district under this section; and
                1. the main roll and any supplementary rolls that were in force for the district immediately before the date of the closing of the composite roll shall cease to be in force.

                  1. Nothing in this section—

                  2. limits the provisions of section 104(2); or
                    1. prevents any main roll or supplementary roll that is no longer in force from being examined for the purpose of determining—
                      1. whether any person’s name should appear on the main roll or any supplementary roll for the time being in force for any district; or
                        1. whether any person is qualified to vote in any district as a special voter.

                        Notes
                        • Section 107(1): amended, on , by section 52(1) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).
                        • Section 107(1)(a)(iii): amended, on , by section 52(16)(d) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 57).
                        • Section 107(2): amended, on , by section 52(2) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).
                        • Section 107(3): amended, on , by section 52(3) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).
                        • Section 107(4)(a): amended, on , by section 70 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).
                        • Section 107(5)(a): amended, on , by section 70 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).