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Local Electoral Act 2001

Preliminary provisions - Officials

12: Electoral officer

You could also call this:

"The Person Who Helps Run Local Elections"

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You have an electoral officer for your local area. This person is chosen by your local authority to do certain jobs. They must do what the law says. You can think of the electoral officer like a helper for your local area. They can give some of their jobs to other people if they need to. They can also choose other people to help them with their work. The electoral officer keeps their job until someone new is chosen. This can happen if they die, resign, get dismissed, or cannot do their job anymore.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions
Officials

12Electoral officer

  1. For every local authority there must at all times be an electoral officer appointed by the local authority to exercise the powers and carry out the duties conferred on the electoral officer by this Act and any other enactment, in relation to that local authority.

  2. The electoral officer may—

  3. delegate to any person or class of persons any power or duty under this Act or regulations made under this Act (except this power of delegation):
    1. appoint or engage any person or class of persons for the purposes of carrying out any of those powers or duties.

      1. An electoral officer, unless he or she dies, resigns, is dismissed from office, or becomes incapable of acting, remains in office until his or her successor comes into office.