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<p>The Government took all the legal steps necessary to prepare for the European Parliamentary<br>elections
and put in place all the legislative and funding elements to enable Returning Officers
to<br>make their preparations required for the polls on 23 May. The Government worked
with Returning<br>Officers and the Electoral Commission and other agencies such as
the Society of Local Authority<br>Chief Executives (SOLACE) and the Association of
Electoral Administrators (AEA) to support the<br>smooth running of the polls.</p>
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