# Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, Paragraph 4: Voting at elections of mayors

Extent: E+W

(1) Each person entitled to vote as an elector at an election for the return of a mayor is to have one vote (a “mayoral vote”).
(2) The mayor is to be returned under the simple majority system , unless there are three or more candidates.
(3) If there are three or more candidates to be the mayor—
(a) the mayor is to be returned under the supplementary vote system in accordance with paragraph 4A, and
(b) a voter’s mayoral vote is accordingly a vote capable of being given to indicate the voter’s first and second preference from among the candidates.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/schedule/2/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/levelling-up-and-regeneration-act-2023/schedule-2/paragraph-4
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