139Electoral rolls

139 Electoral rolls (1) The Electoral Commission must prepare a new roll for an area or ward whenever it is necessary to do so in order to allow for the conduct of an election or poll of electors. (2) The roll must contain the same information about each elector required of a roll prepared under the Electoral Act 2004. Section 11 of the Electoral Act 2004 specifies the information required of a roll prepared under that Act.

Local Government Act 2019 84 (3) If the address of an elector is suppressed from a roll prepared under the Electoral Act 2004, it must also be suppressed from the roll prepared for this Act. (4) An electoral roll closes for an election or a poll of electors on a date determined in accordance with the regulations. (5) When an electoral roll closes, it must be available for public inspection until the conclusion of the election or poll at the Electoral Commission's public offices. (6) As soon as practicable after an electoral roll closes for a by-election, the Electoral Commissioner must give a copy of the roll to the returning officer (unless the Electoral Commissioner is the returning officer). (7) Access is to be permitted to the electoral roll for the area or ward on the same basis as access to a roll under the Electoral Act 2004.