69AGrouping of candidates for Council elections

69A Grouping of candidates for Council elections (1) Two or more candidates for a Council election who are not endorsed by a registered political party may make a joint request to the Commission that— (a) their names be grouped on the ballot-papers; or (b) their names be grouped on the ballot-papers in a specified order. (2) If 2 or more candidates for a Council election are endorsed by a registered political party, the registered officer of the registered political party may make a request to the Commission that— (a) the candidates' names be grouped on the ballot-papers; or (b) the candidates' names be grouped on the ballot-papers in a specified order. (3) If 2 or more candidates for a Council election are endorsed by different registered political parties, the registered officers of each registered political party may make a joint request to the Commission that— (a) the candidates' names be grouped on the ballot-papers; or (b) the candidates' names be grouped on the ballot-papers in a specified order. (4) A request under subsection (1), (2) or (3) must— (a) be in writing; and (b) in the case of a request under subsection (1), be signed by each candidate; and (c) in the case of a request under subsection (2), be signed by the registered officer of the registered political party; and (d) in the case of a request under subsection (3), be signed by the registered officers of each registered political party; and (e) be delivered to the Commission before noon of the day before the final nomination day. (5) If the request is made under subsection (2), the request may include a further request that the name of the registered political party that endorsed all the candidates be printed beneath the square in relation to the group of candidates on the ballot-papers. (6) If the request is made under subsection (3), the request may include a further request that a composite name formed from the registered political parties that endorsed the candidates be printed beneath the square in relation to the group of candidates on the ballot-papers. (7) A candidate's name may not be included in more than one group. S. 69A(8) inserted by No. 41/2010 s. 6. (8) A request made under subsection (1), (2) or (3) may, at any time before noon on the day before final nomination day, be amended, withdrawn or replaced by a written notice to the Commission. S. 69B inserted by No. 2/2003 s. 28.