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Local Electoral Act 2001

Term of elected members and extraordinary vacancies - Filling of extraordinary vacancies

117A: Power to fill by appointment extraordinary vacancy in local board or community board

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"Filling an empty seat on a local board or community board by choosing someone"

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If you are part of a local board or community board and there is an empty seat, you might need to fill it. You can do this by having an election, but if that does not work, you can choose someone to fill the seat instead. This person must be qualified to be elected as a member, and you will choose them by making a resolution.

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Part 6Term of elected members and extraordinary vacancies
Filling of extraordinary vacancies

117APower to fill by appointment extraordinary vacancy in local board or community board

  1. If a local authority, despite complying with section 120, is unable to fill by election an extraordinary vacancy in the office of an elected member of a local board or community board (being an extraordinary vacancy to which section 117(1) applies), the local board or community board may (instead of having the local authority conduct a further election in accordance with section 120) determine by resolution that the vacancy will be filled by the appointment by the local board or community board of a person named in the resolution who is qualified to be elected as a member.

Notes
  • Section 117A: inserted, on , by section 39 of the Local Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 85).
  • Section 117A heading: amended, on , by section 76 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).
  • Section 117A: amended, on , by section 76 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).