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Local Electoral Act 2001

Preliminary provisions

8: Holding of other elections

You could also call this:

"Having extra elections that aren't required by law"

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You can have an election that is not required by law. A local authority can ask the electoral officer to run this election. They can do this for someone else or for another reason. You can have more than one of these elections at the same time. These elections can be held with other elections or polls, or they can be held separately. The Local Electoral Act 2001 still applies to these elections. A local authority can also run an election for someone else without using this section, as long as it is held separately. This means they can still have an election, but it will not be part of another election or poll.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions

8Holding of other elections

  1. A local authority may direct the electoral officer to conduct an election (whether on behalf of some other person or body or otherwise) that is not required to be held under this or any other Act.

  2. More than 1 election may be conducted as a consequence of a direction under this section at the same time.

  3. An election conducted as a consequence of a direction under this section may be conducted in conjunction with any other election or poll, or separately.

  4. An election conducted as a consequence of a direction under this section is an election to which this Act applies.

  5. This section does not prevent a local authority from directing the conduct of an election otherwise than under this section on behalf of some other person or body, if that election is conducted separately from any other election or poll.