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Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 1997
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35 Group and candidate statements
(1) A group, or an *ungrouped candidate, may submit a statement under this *Division for inclusion in the *voting material to be distributed under Part 5.
(2) The maximum number of words in an *ungrouped candidate’s statement is 50.
(3) The maximum number of words in a *group’s statement is the number worked out as follows:
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(4) If a dispute arises about the counting of numbers of words for the purposes of this section, the number is to be worked out by a method determined by the Electoral Commissioner.