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Electoral Act 1993

Elections - Bulk nomination of candidates by registered political parties

146J: Withdrawal of nomination in bulk nomination schedule

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"How to withdraw from being a candidate in an election if you were nominated by a party"

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If you are a candidate nominated by a party in a bulk nomination schedule or in accordance with section 146K, you can withdraw your nomination by giving a signed notice. You must use a form that the Electoral Commission has approved and it must be witnessed as specified in the form. The notice must be lodged with the Electoral Commission by noon on nomination day to be effective.

If you withdraw your nomination, the deposit paid under section 146F(1) will be returned to the party secretary, unless another candidate is nominated under section 146K for the same electoral district. You need to follow the rules to withdraw your nomination. The Electoral Commission has to receive your notice on time for it to count.

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Part 6Elections
Bulk nomination of candidates by registered political parties

146JWithdrawal of nomination in bulk nomination schedule

  1. A constituency candidate nominated in a bulk nomination schedule or in accordance with section 146K may, by giving signed notice, withdraw his or her nomination.

  2. The notice must—

  3. be in a form that the Electoral Commission has approved; and
    1. be witnessed as specified in the form.

      1. No withdrawal of nomination under subsection (1) has any effect unless it is lodged with the Electoral Commission not later than noon on nomination day.

      2. If a candidate for election for an electoral district withdraws his or her nomination under subsection (1), the amount of the deposit paid under section 146F(1) in respect of that candidate must be returned to the party secretary, unless another candidate for election for that electoral district is nominated under section 146K.

      Notes
      • Section 146J: inserted, on , by section 57 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 1).
      • Section 146J(1): replaced, on , by section 73 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).
      • Section 146J(1A): inserted, on , by section 73 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).
      • Section 146J(2): amended, on , by section 32(1)(a) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).