Part 1Police reform
CHAPTER 6Police and crime commissioners: elections and vacancies
Holding of elections
I1C152Persons entitled to vote
1
A person is entitled to vote as an elector at an election of a police and crime commissioner for a police area F2in England if on the date of the poll—
a
the person would be entitled to vote as an elector at a local government election in an electoral area wholly or partly comprised in the police area, and
b
the address in respect of which the person is registered in the register of local government electors for that electoral area is within the police area.
F11A
A person is entitled to vote as an elector at an election of a police and crime commissioner for a police area in Wales if subsection (1B) or (1C) applies.
1B
This subsection applies if on the date of the poll—
a
the person would be entitled to vote as an elector at a parliamentary election in a constituency wholly or partly comprised in the police area,
b
the address in respect of which the person is registered in the register of parliamentary electors for that constituency is within the police area, and
c
the registration is not in pursuance of an overseas elector's declaration.
1C
This subsection applies if on the date of the poll—
a
the person is disqualified as a peer from voting as an elector at parliamentary elections, or is a relevant citizen of the Union who has attained the age of 18,
b
the person would be entitled to vote as an elector at a local government election in an electoral area wholly or partly comprised in the police area, and
c
the address in respect of which the person is registered in the register of local government electors for that electoral area is within the police area.
2
A person is not entitled to vote as an elector more than once in the same police area at any election of a police and crime commissioner.