2013 Lamu local elections

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Local elections were held in Lamu County in Kenya, to elect a Governor and County Assembly on 4 March 2013.{{cite news|url=http://thecitizen.co.tz/sunday-citizen/-/20754-kenya-to-hold-polls-in-march-2013-says-elections-body|title=Kenya to hold polls in March 2013, says elections body|publisher=The Citizen|date=18 March 2012|accessdate=2 September 2012|archive-date=5 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705054620/http://thecitizen.co.tz/sunday-citizen/-/20754-kenya-to-hold-polls-in-march-2013-says-elections-body|url-status=dead}} Under the new constitution, which was passed in a 2010 referendum, the 2013 general elections were the first in which Governors and members of the County Assemblies for the newly created counties were elected. They will also be the first general elections run by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) which has released the official list of candidates.{{cite web|url=http://iebc.or.ke/index.php/media-center/press-releases/item/nominated-candidates-for-the-4th-march-2013?category_id%3D7 |title = NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR THE 4TH MARCH, 2013 GENERAL ELECTION |accessdate=2013-03-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130220195536/http://iebc.or.ke/index.php/media-center/press-releases/item/nominated-candidates-for-the-4th-march-2013?category_id=7 |archivedate=20 February 2013 }}