26Application for postal voting papers

26 Application for postal voting papers (1) A person who is on the electoral roll may apply, in the approved form, to the returning officer for an election for postal voting papers for the election: (a) if the election is a general election – within the period that starts 3 months before the election day for the election; or (b) otherwise – after the invitation for nominations of candidates has been made under regulation 6. (2) A person who is a registered postal voter within the meaning of the Electoral Act 2004 is taken to have applied for postal voting papers for an election.

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