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Local Electoral Act 2001

Local elections and polls - Electoral systems for polls

35: Electoral systems for polls

You could also call this:

"How Local Authorities Choose Voting Systems for Polls"

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When you vote in a poll for a local authority, it must use a system chosen by the authority. You can use this system for one poll or for many polls at the same time. If no system is chosen, you use the First Past the Post system. When you are voting, the local authority must have already chosen how the votes will be counted. If they have not chosen a system, the default system is used. This default system is called First Past the Post. You will always use one of these systems when you vote in a local poll. The local authority decides which system to use. They can choose a system for one poll or for many polls.

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Part 2Local elections and polls
Electoral systems for polls

35Electoral systems for polls

  1. Every poll conducted for a local authority must be conducted using an electoral system adopted by resolution of the local authority—

  2. for the purposes of the particular poll; or
    1. for the purposes of 2 or more polls that are to be conducted at the same time.

      1. If a poll is to be conducted for a local authority and there is no applicable resolution, that poll must be conducted using the electoral system commonly known as First Past the Post.