ELECTORAL ACT 2017 - SECT 89 Withdrawal of nomination

ELECTORAL ACT 2017 - SECT 89

89 Withdrawal of nomination

(1) A candidate for an election for an electoral district may withdraw his or her name from nomination by giving notice in writing to the Electoral Commissioner before 12 noon on the nomination day for that election.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), a candidate for a periodic Council election may withdraw his or her name from nomination by giving notice in writing to the Electoral Commissioner before 12 noon on the nomination day for that election.

(3) If 2 or more candidates for a periodic Council election are included in a group, any of those candidates may not, under subsection (2), withdraw his or her name from nomination except with the consent of the others.

Note : See section 220 regarding the death of candidates before and after nominations.