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Electoral Administration Act 2006

Electoral Administration Act 2006

2006 CHAPTER 22

Commentary on Sections

Part 6: Conduct of elections etc.

Access to election documents

Section 44 Access to election documents: supplementary

267.This section defines some of the terms used in section 42. It provides the meaning of “electoral area” which is relevant for the purposes of elections other than parliamentary elections. The remaining terms are to be interpreted in a manner consistent with the interpretation they bear in the parliamentary elections rules: relevant ERO, relevant election documents, registered party, marked copy of the register, the list of proxies, the postal voters list, and the postal proxy voters list.

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