# Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962, Paragraph 20: Notice of poll

Extent: N.I.

(1) The returning officer shall in the statement of persons nominated include a notice of the poll, stating the day on which the hours during which the poll will be taken.
(2) The returning officer shall also give public notice (which may be combined with the statement of persons nominated) of—
(a) the situation of each polling station;
(b) the description of voters entitled to vote there;
(c) the mode in which voters are to vote; . . .
(d) the number of councillors to be elected for each district electoral area;
and the returning officer must as soon as practicable after giving such notice give a copy of it to each of the election agents.
(3) The notice published under paragraph (2)—
(a) must state that the poll at the local election is to be taken together with the poll at a parliamentary election;
(b) must specify the relevant parliamentary constituency.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1962/14/schedule/5/paragraph/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-law-act-northern-ireland-1962/schedule-5/paragraph-20
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