# The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017, Paragraph 6: Nomination of candidates


(1) Each candidate must be nominated by a separate nomination paper.
(2) A nomination paper must be in the appropriate form in the Appendix or a form to the like effect and shall be delivered at the place fixed for the purpose by the CA/CCA returning officer.
(3) ...A nomination paper must state the candidate's—
(a) full names, and
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) if desired, description,
and the surname must be placed first in the list of names.
(4) If a candidate—
(a) commonly uses a surname that is different from any other surname the candidate has,
(b) commonly uses a forename that is different from any other forename the candidate has, or
(c) otherwise commonly uses one or more forenames or a surname in a different way from the way in which the candidate’s names are stated in accordance with paragraph (3)(a),
the nomination paper may state the commonly used name or names in addition to the names as stated in accordance with paragraph (3)(a).
(5) The description (if any) can only be—
(a) one authorised as mentioned in rule 7(1) or (3), or
(b) the word “Independent”.
(6) The nomination paper must be accompanied by a form (in these Rules referred to as the “home address form”) which states—
(a) the candidate’s—
(i) full names,
(ii) home address in full, and
(iii) qualifying address or, if the candidate declares they are qualified by more than one of the qualifications mentioned in paragraph (9), qualifying addresses;
(b) the attesting person’s—
(i) full names, and
(ii) home address in full.
Provision in paragraph (2) about delivery of the nomination paper applies also to the home address form.
(7) The home address form—
(a) may contain a statement made and signed by the candidate that the candidate requires their home address not to be made public, and
(b) if it does so, must—
(i) if that address is in the United Kingdom, state the relevant area;
(ii) if that address is outside the United Kingdom, state the country within which it is situated.
(8) The home address form must also state, in relation to each qualifying address, which of the qualifications mentioned in paragraph (9) that address relates to.
(9) In this rule, “qualifying address”, in relation to a candidate, means—
(a) if the candidate declares in their consent to nomination that they are qualified to be elected as mayor by virtue of being registered as a local government elector at a particular address, that address;
(b) if the candidate declares in that consent that they are qualified to be elected as mayor by virtue of owning or occupying land or other premises in a particular area, a description and the address of that land or those premises;
(c) if the candidate declares in that consent that they are qualified to be elected as mayor by virtue of their principal or only place of work being in a particular area, the address in full of that place of work;
(d) if the candidate declares in that consent that they are qualified to be elected as mayor by virtue of residing in a particular area, the address, or addresses, in full at which the candidate has so resided.
(10) In this rule—
“attesting person”, in relation to a candidate, means the person who attests the candidate’s consent to nomination in accordance with rule 9(1)(c);
“relevant area”—
(a)in relation to a home address which is in England, means—
(i)if it is within a district for which there is a district council, that district;
(ii)if it is within a county in which there are no districts with councils, that county;
(iii)if it is within a London borough, that London borough;
(iv)if it is within the City of London (including the Inner and Middle Temples), the City of London;
(v)if it is in the Isles of Scilly, the Isles of Scilly;
(b)in relation to a home address which is in Wales, means—
(i)if it is within a county, that county;
(ii)if it is within a county borough, that county borough;
(c)in relation to a home address in Scotland, means the local government area in which it is situated;
(d)in relation to a home address in Northern Ireland, means the local government district in which it is situated.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/67/schedule/3/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/combined-authorities-mayoral-elections-order-2017/schedule-3/paragraph-6
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