Section 9HD: Entitlement to vote

Local Government Act 2000 · 2000 c. 22View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1A: Arrangements with respect to local authority governance in England — CHAPTER 2: Executive arrangements

The persons entitled to vote as electors at an election for the return of an elected mayor are those who on the day of the poll—

would be entitled to vote as electors at an election of councillors for an electoral area which is situated within the area of the local authority concerned, and
are registered in the register of local government electors at an address within the authority's area.

A person is not entitled as an elector to cast more than one vote at an election for the return of an elected mayor.

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