# Representation of the People Act 1983, Section 2: Local government electors.

Extent: E+W+N.I.

(1) A person is entitled to vote as an elector at a local government election in any electoral area if on the date of the poll he—
(a) is registered in the register of local government electors for that area;
(b) is not subject to any legal incapacity to vote (age apart);
(c) is a Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland , a relevant citizen of the Union or (in Wales) a qualifying foreign citizen Ireland or—
(i) in relation to a local government election in England, a qualifying EU citizen or an EU citizen with retained rights, or
(ii) in relation to a local government election in Wales, a relevant citizen of the Union or a qualifying foreign citizen; and
(d) is of voting age (that is, 18 years or over except in Wales (see subsection (1A))).
(1A) In Wales, voting age is 16 years or over.
(2) A person is not entitled to vote as an elector—
(a) more than once in the same electoral area at any local government election; or
(b) in more than one electoral area at an ordinary election for a local government area which is not a single electoral area.

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