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Local Government Act 1993
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283 Double candidature
283 Double candidature
(1) A person may be a candidate for election as mayor and a candidate for election as a councillor at the same time.
(2) If a person is elected by the electors as mayor and the person is also a candidate for election as a councillor, the votes cast for the person as a councillor are not to be counted for that person but are to be distributed as prescribed by the regulations.
(3) (Repealed)
s 283: Am 1995 No 11, Sch 1.75 [2]; 1995 No 12, Sch 1 [5].