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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-combined-authorities-mayoral-elections-order-2017/schedule-5/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2017/9780111151815",
  "legislation_title": "The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017",
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  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/1",
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  "number": "1",
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  "text": "In this Schedule—\n“candidate” means a person who stands nominated as a candidate at the election;\n“election” means an election for the return of a combined authority mayor;\n“election address” shall be construed in accordance with paragraph 2;\n“elector” in relation to an election, means a person entitled, in accordance with paragraph 6 of Schedule 5B to the 2009 Act, to vote at that election;\n“election booklet” shall be construed in accordance with paragraph 5;\n“print” means print by whatever means (and “printer” shall be construed accordingly); and\n“registered political party” means a party which was registered under Part 2 (registration of political parties) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 at the time by which the notice of election is required to be published.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:07:27.160495+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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