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Electoral Act 1993

Elections - Bulk nomination of candidates by registered political parties

146D: Bulk nomination of constituency candidates

You could also call this:

"Nominating lots of candidates for electoral districts at the same time"

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When a general election is happening, you can nominate people to be candidates for electoral districts if you are the secretary of a registered political party. You must follow the rules in the Electoral Act 1993 and the people you nominate must agree to be nominated. They also need to be qualified under this Act, which means they must meet certain requirements, and you can find these requirements in the Act.

You can nominate your party's candidates by giving the Electoral Commission a bulk nomination schedule, which is a list of all your candidates. This schedule must be on a form provided by the Electoral Commission.

You can give the Electoral Commission the schedule in person, by post, or electronically, but you must do it before noon on the day before nomination day. The Electoral Commission will give you a written receipt for the schedule if they accept it.

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Part 6Elections
Bulk nomination of candidates by registered political parties

146DBulk nomination of constituency candidates

  1. At any general election, the secretary of a political party that is registered under Part 4 may, in accordance with this section, nominate as candidates for election for electoral districts persons who are qualified under this Act and who consent to be nominated.

  2. The secretary of a party may nominate its candidates under this section by lodging, with the Electoral Commission, a single bulk nomination schedule on a form provided by the Electoral Commission.

  3. A bulk nomination schedule—

  4. may be lodged by hand, post, or electronically; and
    1. must be lodged with the Electoral Commission not later than noon on the day before nomination day.

      1. The Electoral Commission must give a written receipt for every bulk nomination schedule that the Electoral Commission accepts.

      Notes
      • Section 146D: inserted, on , by section 57 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 1).
      • Section 146D(2): amended, on , by section 32(1)(a) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).
      • Section 146D(3)(a): amended, on , by section 45 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 8).
      • Section 146D(3)(b): amended, on , by section 32(1)(a) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).
      • Section 146D(4): amended, on , by section 32(1)(a) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).
      • Section 146D(4): amended, on , by section 32(2)(a) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).