256
CurrentMaximum number of votes
Part 15Council Elections
Division 2Electors
256 Maximum number of votes
An elector, in an election in respect of one municipal area, has no more than 2 votes of which – only one vote is in his or her own right; and only one vote is on behalf of a corporate body under section 255.
In an election for a divided municipal area, an elector has no more than 2 votes, even though more than one election for councillors is to be held, of which – only one vote is in his or her own right; and only one vote is on behalf of a corporate body under section 255.
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