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Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 1997
50Failure of election
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50 Failure of election
(1) If an election wholly fails, the Minister may fix dates in respect of a new election under section 14.
(2) An election is taken to have wholly failed if no candidate is nominated or returned as elected.
Part 4—Preparation for the polling
Division 1—The poll
51 Arrangements for polling
If the result of an election is to be determined by polling, the Electoral Commissioner must immediately cause all necessary arrangements to be made for taking the poll.