Once an election agent has been appointed, they cannot resign from their role. Only the candidate may revoke the appointment.
The appointment of election agent can be revoked at any time, including after polling day.1
A new appointment can be made in the same manner as outlined in appointing an election agent and unless the candidate appoints a new election agent, the candidate will become their own agent.2
Constituency candidate or individual regional candidate is acting as their own election agent, irrespective of whether they became an agent as a result of not appointing one or because they had given written notice of their own appointment, they can also revoke their own appointment and appoint a new agent.
A revised version of the notice of election agents must then be published.
Party lists
Once an election agent has been appointed the agent cannot resign from their role. The appointment may only be revoked by or on behalf of the party and in respect of all candidates. In this case a new election agent would need to be appointed, or the candidate whose name appears highest on the party list would become the agent.
If the candidate whose name appears highest on the party’s list is acting as the election agent for that list, they can also revoke their own appointment and appoint a new agent. This is irrespective of whether they became an agent as a result of the party not having appointed one or because they had given written notice of their own appointment.
Wherever an appointment of an election agent is revoked, a new appointment can be made in the same manner as outlined in appointing an election agent.3
The RRO must then publish a revised version the notice of election agents.