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(1)A person entitled to vote as an elector at a local government election in any electoral area is one who—
(a)is resident there on the qualifying date; and
(b)on that date and on the date of the poll—
(i)is not subject to any legal incapacity to vote (age apart); and
(ii)is either a Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland; and
(c)is of voting age (that is, 18 years or over) on the date of the poll.
(2)A person is not entitled to vote as an elector in any electoral area unless registered there in the register of local government electors to be used at the election.
(3)A person is not entitled to vote as an elector—
(a)more than once in the same electoral area at any local government election; and
(b)in more than one electoral area at an ordinary election for any local government area which is not a single electoral area.
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