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| Acerbo Law | |
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| Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy | |
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| Territorial extent | Kingdom of Italy |
| Enacted by | Chamber of Deputies |
| Enacted by | Senate |
| Assented to by | King Victor Emmanuel III |
| Assented to | 18 November 1923 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Chamber of Deputies | |
| Introduced by | Giacomo Acerbo (PNF) |
| Passed | 21 July 1923 |
| Second chamber: Senate | |
| Passed | 14 November 1923 |
| Amends | |
| Royal Decree 2 September 1919, n. 1495 | |
| Repealed by | |
| Law 17 May 1928, n.1019 | |
| Status: Repealed | |
The Acerbo Law was an Italian electoral law proposed by Baron Giacomo Acerbo and passed by the Italian Parliament in November 1923. The purpose of it was to give Mussolini's fascist party a majority of deputies. The law was used only in the 1924 general election, which was the last competitive election held in Italy until 1946.