Time fixed in writ, extending
76 Time fixed in writ, extending
Subject to subsections (2) and (3) the Governor may extend the time appointed for the nomination of candidates, the taking of the poll, or the return of the writ for any election.
No extension of the time for taking the poll shall be made under this section at any time later than 7 days before the time originally appointed.
In the case of a general election for the Council —
the time appointed for the nomination of candidates or the taking of the poll shall not be extended to such an extent as would prevent the return of the writ on or before 21 May; and
the time appointed for the return of the writ shall not be extended beyond 21 May,
in the year in which seats in the Council are to be vacated by effluxion of time.
If the time for taking the poll is extended under this section, the Electoral Commissioner must publish notice of the extension —
on the Commission website; and
in any other way the Electoral Commissioner considers appropriate.
[Section 76 inserted: No. 40 of 1987 s. 41; amended: No. 36 of 2000 s. 16; No. 49 of 2011 s. 9; No. 20 of 2021 s. 46.]
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