# Representation of the People Act 1983, Paragraph 62

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In an election mentioned in rule 60(1), if—
(a) rule 49 applies (equality of votes), and
(b) any of the candidates to whom that rule applies is a deceased candidate,
the deceased candidate must be ignored.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2/schedule/1/paragraph/62 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-1983/schedule-1/paragraph-62
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