Local Electoral Act 2001

Local elections and polls - Electoral rights

26: Right to nominate candidate

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"Nominating Someone to Stand in a Local Election"

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You can nominate someone to be a candidate in a local election. You need to be an elector in the local government area or subdivision where the election is happening. Two or more electors like you can nominate one or more qualified people to be candidates, and you do this in the way outlined in section 55.

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Part 2Local elections and polls
Electoral rights

26Right to nominate candidate

  1. Two or more electors of a local government area or, in the case of an election in any subdivision, 2 or more electors of that subdivision, are qualified to nominate, in the manner provided in section 55, 1 or more qualified persons as candidates at the election in that area or subdivision.

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  • 1976 No 144 s 12(1)