The New Northern Ireland Assembly

The election.
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1
The poll for the election of the initial members of the Assembly shall be held on 25th June 1998.
2
A person is entitled to vote at the election in a constituency if on the day of the poll—
a
he would be entitled to vote as an elector at a local election in a district electoral area wholly or partly comprised in the constituency, and
b
he is registered at an address in the constituency in a register of local electors.
3
Each vote in the poll shall be a single transferable vote.
4
A single transferable vote is a vote—
a
capable of being given so as to indicate the voter’s order of preference for the candidates for election as members for the constituency, and
b
capable of being transferred to the next choice when the vote is not needed to give a prior choice the necessary quota of votes or when a prior choice is eliminated from the list of candidates because of a deficiency in the number of votes given for him.
5
The Secretary of State may by order make provision about the election or any matter relating to it.
6
In particular, an order may—
a
provide for an alteration made after a specified date in a register of local electors to be disregarded;
b
make provision about deposits.
Act repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47, s. 100(2), Sch. 15; S.I. 1999/3209, art. 2, Sch.
S. 2(2)(3)(4) applied (28.5.1998) by S.I. 1998/1287, art. 7(3)
S. 2 wholly in force; s. 2(5)(6) in force at 7.5.1998; s. 2 in force at 28.5.1998 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 1998/1313, art. 2