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The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017

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Notice of poll

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23.—(1) The combined authority returning officer must publish notice of the poll stating—

(a)the day and hours fixed for the poll,

(b)the particulars of each candidate remaining validly nominated (the names and other particulars of the candidates, and the order of the candidates’ names being the same as in the statement of persons nominated), and

(c)the names of all persons signing a candidate’s nomination paper.

(2) Where a candidate is nominated by more than one nomination paper, the nomination paper referred to in paragraph (1)(c) must be that from which the names and other particulars of the candidate shown in the statement of persons nominated are taken.

(3) The returning officer must, not later than the time of the publication of the notice of the poll, give public notice of—

(a)the situation of each polling station, and

(b)the description of voters entitled to vote there,

and the returning officer must as soon as practicable after giving such a notice give a copy of it to each of the election agents.

(4) The notice published under paragraph (3) above shall—

(a)state that the poll at the combined authority mayoral election is to be taken together with the poll at a relevant election or referendum,

(b)specify the parliamentary constituency, local counting area, Assembly constituency, voting area or, as the case may be, the relevant local authority and, in the case of an election to fill a casual vacancy, the electoral area for which the relevant election is held, and

(c)where the polls are to be taken together in part of the electoral area only, specify that part.

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