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        "election_id": "mayor.greater-lincolnshire-cca.2025-05-01",
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        "election_title": "Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority",
        "poll_open_date": "2025-05-01",
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            "official_identifier": "GLCA",
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            "official_name": "Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority",
            "common_name": "Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority",
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            "territory_code": "ENG",
            "election_name": "Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority",
            "start_date": "2025-05-01",
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            "created": "2024-12-05T10:24:53.464519Z",
            "modified": "2024-12-05T10:42:05.247889Z"
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        "elected_role": "Mayor",
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        "voting_system": {
            "name": "First-past-the-post",
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting",
            "description": "A first-past-the-post (abbreviated FPTP, 1stP, 1PTP or FPP) or winner-takes-all election is one that is won by the candidate receiving more votes than any others.",
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            "slug": "FPTP"
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        "requires_voter_id": "EA-2022",
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        "explanation": "The Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire leads the [Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority](https://greaterlincolnshire-cca.gov.uk/). The Mayor has responsibilities in areas such as transport, housing, adult education, and skills.\r\n\r\nA [combined authority](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_authorities_and_combined_county_authorities) is a group of councils which come together to make decisions on policy areas that affect them all, such as transport between local authorities or regional business policies. Not all areas have a combined authority, and not all combined authorities have the same powers.\r\n\r\nThe Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority consists of Lincolnshire County Council, North East Lincolnshire Council and North Lincolnshire Council.\r\n\r\nGreater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority is a new organisation, and this will be its first election.\r\n\r\n[Learn more on Wikipedia.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Lincolnshire_Combined_County_Authority)",
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        "cancelled": false,
        "cancellation_reason": null,
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        "tags": {
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                "value": "East Midlands (England)"
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        "modified": "2025-04-01T14:28:10.567406Z"
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