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Electoral Act 1993

Elections - Issue of writ

142: Electoral Commission to give public notice of polling day, nomination day, and nomination process

You could also call this:

"The Electoral Commission must tell the public when to vote and how to become a candidate."

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When an election is called in a district, you need to know some important dates. The Electoral Commission must tell the public about these dates as soon as they get the notice to hold an election. They have to announce the day of the election, the day when people can nominate themselves as candidates, and what candidates need to do to nominate themselves.

The Electoral Commission gets this information from a document called a writ, which requires an election to be held in a district. You can find more information about how elections are run in the Electoral Act 1993 and the amendments made to it, such as the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 and the Electoral Amendment Act 2017.

The Electoral Commission has to make this information public so you can participate in the election process if you want to.

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Part 6Elections
Issue of writ

142Electoral Commission to give public notice of polling day, nomination day, and nomination process

  1. Immediately after receiving a writ requiring an election to be held in a district, the Electoral Commission must give public notice of the following matters:

  2. the polling day appointed in the writ:
    1. the nomination day appointed in the writ:
      1. the requirements for submitting nominations of candidates.

        1. Repealed
        Notes
        • Section 142: substituted, on , by section 54 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 1).
        • Section 142 heading: amended, on , by section 68(1) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).
        • Section 142(1): amended, on , by section 68(2) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).
        • Section 142(2): repealed, on , by section 68(3) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).