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Referendums Framework Bill

Referendum advertising - Registered promoters

63: Form of register

You could also call this:

"How the voting register can be kept, like on a website or in another suitable way"

Illustration for Referendums Framework Bill

The proposed law says the register can be kept in two ways. You can find it as an electronic register, for example on the Electoral Commission's internet site. The Electoral Commission can also choose to keep the register in any other way they think is suitable.

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This page was last updated on 25 August 2025

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Topics:

Government and voting > Elections

62: Purposes of register, or

"What the register is for: finding promoters and checking ads"

64: Alterations to register, or

"Fixing mistakes or updating information on the electoral roll"

Part 3Referendum advertising
Registered promoters

63Form of register

The register may be kept—
as an electronic register (for example, on the Electoral Commission’s internet site); or
in any other manner that the Electoral Commission thinks fit.