Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: sopn-publish-date
Version: 0.2.0
Summary: Derive publish dates of Statements of Persons Nominated for UK elections
Home-page: https://github.com/mrwilson/sopn-publish-date
Author: Alex Wilson
Author-email: alex+github@probablyfine.co.uk
License: MIT
Description: # sopn-publish-date
        
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        > Given the polling day of an election in the UK, when should the Statement of Persons Nominated (SoPN) should be published?
        
        ## Test
        
        `python -m pytest -v`
        
        ## Sources
        
        The [bank holidays JSON](./sopn_publish_date/bank-holidays.json) is provided by [gov.uk](https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays.json) under the [Open Government Licence](http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/)
        
        ## Supported Election Types
        
         - [x] Local
         - [x] United Kingdom Parliament
         - [x] Scottish Parliament
         - [x] National Assembly for Wales
         - [x] Northern Ireland Assembly
         - [x] Mayoral
         - [x] Mayoral (London)
         - [x] European Parliament
         - [x] Greater London Assembly
         - [x] Police and Crime commissioner
        
        ## Useful Links (delete pre-1.0)
        
         * Association of Electoral Administrators [review of May 2016 elections](https://www.aea-elections.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/aea-rep-2016-pushed-to-the-absolute-limit-the-electoral-year-never-to-forget-with-links.pdf) (Appendix D contains full timetabling for all concurrent elections)
         * TheyWorkForYou/Hansard: Lord Roberts of Llandudno on [overseas voting](https://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2011-03-02a.1127.0)
         
        ## Relevant Legislation
        
         * **UK Parliament** - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2/contents (Schedule 1, rules 1 & 2), two amendments outstanding: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/14 and https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/6/section/14
         
         * **Northern Ireland Assembly** - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/256/made (Schedule 1)
         
         * **Scottish Parliament** - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/425/made (Schedule 2, rules 1 & 2)
         
         * **Welsh Assembly/Senedd** - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/236/made (Schedule 5, rules 1 & 2), amended by https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/272/article/18/made
         
         * **Greater London Authority** - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/3541/made (Rule 7 and Schedules 1/2/3/5/6/7, rules 3 & 4), amended by https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/24/article/6/made
         
         * **Police & Crime Commissioner** - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1917/made (Schedule 3, rules 1 & 3), amended by https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/921/article/31/made
         and https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/300/article/11/made
         
         * **Combined Authority Mayors** - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/67/made (Schedules 1/3, rules 3 & 4)
         
         * **Local (Principal Areas), England & Wales** - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/3304/made (Schedules 2/3, rules 1 & 2), amended by https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/494/made (Rules 3(2) and 4(2))
         
         * **Local Mayors, England & Wales** - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1024/made (Schedules 1/3, rules 3 & 4), amended by https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/370/made (Regulations 5(2) and 7(2))
         
         * **Parishes & Communities, England & Wales** - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/3305/made (Schedules 2/3, rules 1 & 2), amended by https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/492/made (Rules 3(2) and 4(2))
         
         * **Local, Northern Ireland** - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1962/14 (Schedule 5, rules 1 & 2), amended by https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2977/schedule/1/part/4/made
         
         * **Local, Scotland** - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/399/made (Schedule 1, rules 1 & 2)
         
         * **City of London** - Section 10(1) of the Act of Common Council of 14 July 1960 (as substituted by section 6 of the Act of Common Council of 6 November 2008)
         (source: https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/about-the-city/voting-elections/Documents/wardmote-book-june-2014.pdf (Section 4, paragraph 20))
         
         * **European Parliament** - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/186/made (Schedule 2, rules 1 & 2)
         
         
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