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Procedures at a General Election


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(This document is for archive/historical purposes)

Contents

1. Timetable

2. Electoral Register

3. Eligibility To Vote

4. Absent Voting: Postal and Proxy Voting

5. Constituencies and Electorates

6. Electoral Commission

7. Registration of Political Parties

8. Candidates

9. Election Expenses

10. Returning Officers and Acting Returning Officers for Parliamentary Elections

11. The Poll and Secrecy of the Ballot

12. The Count

13. After the Poll

14. Election Petitions

15. Franchise Legislation

16. Voters and By-Elections 1997 to 2001

17. Miscellaneous

  17.1 Broadcasting

  17.2 Corrupt and Illegal Practices

  17.3 Other Offences

  17.4 Costs

  17.5 Opinion Polls

  17.6 Exit Polls


Published 17 August 2001

 


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