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Referendums Framework Bill

Provisions relating to referendum - Counting of votes and declaration of votes

24: Return of results of count to Electoral Commission

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"Sending referendum results to the Electoral Commission after counting"

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When a referendum vote count is finished, you need to know what happens next. Each returning officer must send the results to the Electoral Commission as soon as they can after they finish counting the votes. The Electoral Commission will then get the results of the count.

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"How referendum votes are counted and checked"


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Part 2Provisions relating to referendum
Counting of votes and declaration of votes

24Return of results of count to Electoral Commission

  1. Each returning officer must return the results of the count to the Electoral Commission as soon as practicable after completing the count of the referendum votes.