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Local Electoral Act 2001

Local elections and polls - Electoral systems for elections

29: Electors may demand poll

You could also call this:

"Voters can ask for a poll on the electoral system used by their local council."

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You can ask for a poll on a proposal about the electoral system used by your local authority. A specified number of electors, which is 5% or more of the people who enrolled to vote in the previous general election, can make this demand at any time. This demand is for a poll to be held on using a certain electoral system for the local authority and its local boards or community boards. You should know that this is subject to section 32. When a demand is made, it means a group of electors are asking for a poll, and the specified number of electors is a certain number of people who are enrolled to vote. This is also related to sections 30 and 31.

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Electoral systems for elections

29Electors may demand poll

  1. A specified number of electors of a local authority may, at any time, demand that a poll be held on a proposal by those electors that a specified electoral system be used at the elections of the local authority and its local boards or community boards (if any).

  2. This section is subject to section 32.

  3. In this section and sections 30 and 31,—

    demand means a demand referred to in subsection (1)

      specified number of electors, in relation to a local authority, means a number of electors equal to or greater than 5% of the number of electors enrolled as eligible to vote at the previous general election of the local authority.

      Notes
      • Section 29(1): amended, on , by section 76 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).
      • Section 29(1): amended, on , by section 11 of the Local Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 85).