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Referendums Framework Bill

Provisions relating to referendum - Conduct of referendum - Officers and polling places

12: Manager, returning officer, polling place, officials, and use of polling places

You could also call this:

"Who runs and where you vote in a referendum held with a general election"

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If a referendum is held at the same time as a general election, you will have the same returning officer and manager as the general election. The officials who help with the general election will also help with the referendum. They are chosen under the 1993 Act.

The places where you vote in a general election, chosen under section 155 of the 1993 Act, are also where you vote in a referendum held at the same time as the general election. You will vote in the same polling place for both the general election and the referendum. This makes it easier for you to vote in both the election and the referendum.

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This page was last updated on 25 August 2025

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Topics:

Government and voting > Elections

11: Voting system, or

"How you vote in a referendum: one vote for your chosen option"

13: Who may vote at referendum, or

"Who can vote in a referendum"

Part 2Provisions relating to referendum
Conduct of referendum: Officers and polling places

12Manager, returning officer, polling place, officials, and use of polling places

The returning officer for a district, the manager of a polling place, and other officials appointed under the 1993 Act for a general election are the returning officer, the manager, and officials for the purposes of a referendum held in conjunction with that general election.
The polling places appointed under section 155 of the 1993 Act for each district for the purposes of a general election are the polling places for a referendum held in conjunction with that general election.