89Death of a candidate—elections at the City of Melbourne

89 Death of a candidate—elections at the City of Melbourne

(1) If one of the joint candidates for the office of Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor at the City of Melbourne dies before 12 noon on nomination day, the nomination becomes void.

(2) If one of the joint candidates for the office of Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor at the City of Melbourne dies after 12 noon on nomination day but before the close of voting in the election, the following provisions apply—

(a) if one of the joint candidates dies after the ballot-papers have been printed, the election manager must take all practicable steps to remove the names of the joint candidates from the ballot‑papers;

(b) if the election manager receives a completed ballot-paper on which the names of the joint candidates have not been removed, the names of the joint candidates and any figure next to the names are to be treated as removed and the ballot-paper is to be given effect to in the voter's order of preference in respect of the remaining candidates.

(3) The election manager must keep the notice of candidature.

(4) The election manager must return the nomination fee paid by the joint candidate who dies to their legal personal representative.

For requirements regarding the death of a candidate in other Council elections (including the death of a candidate for the office of Councillor at the City of Melbourne)—see regulation 28.

New reg. 90 inserted by S.R. No. 104/2022 reg. 12.