296AACouncils to plan for administration of elections

#### 296AA Councils to plan for administration of elections 296AA Councils to plan for administration of elections > > (1) At least 18 months before the next ordinary election of councillors for a council, the council must resolve— > > > > > (a) to enter into an arrangement with the Electoral Commissioner, by contract or otherwise, for the Electoral Commissioner to administer elections of the council (as provided by section 296), or > > > > > (b) that the elections of the council are to be administered by an electoral services provider engaged by the council. > > > (2) A resolution referred to in subsection (1)(b) must include the following information— > > > > > (a) whether the general manager has identified an electoral services provider to be engaged for the next ordinary election of councillors and, if so, the name of that provider, > > > > > (b) any other information required by the regulations. > > > (3) As soon as practicable after the making of a resolution referred to in subsection (1)(b), the general manager of the council must publish a copy of the resolution on the council’s website. > > > (4) If a council fails to comply with subsection (1), the general manager of the council must publish a notice of that failure on the council’s website. > > > (5) Despite the other provisions of this section, a council may make a resolution under subsection (1) on or before 1 October 2019 for the purposes of an arrangement that includes the ordinary election of councillors in 2020. > > **s 296AA:** Ins 2014 No 80, Sch 1 \[2\]. Am 2019 No 6, Sch 1 \[6\]–\[8\].