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The General Optical Council (Membership) Order of Council 2001

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19.  Votes shall be cast as follows—

(a)The voter shall record his vote or votes on the voting paper in accordance with the instructions thereon:

(i)Registered ophthalmic opticians whose registered addresses are in the United Kingdom are entitled to vote for not more than three candidates from those nominated for England and not more than one candidate from those nominated for each of Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales.

The voter must record his vote by putting a mark thus X against the name in the voting paper of not more than three of the candidates for England and not more than one candidate for each of Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales.

(ii)Registered dispensing opticians whose registered addresses are in the United Kingdom are entitled to vote for five candidates.

(b)The voter shall enclose the voting paper in the envelope and seal such envelope without making on it any distinguishing mark.

(c)The voter shall return the envelope and its contents to the address given on the envelope so that it is received there by polling day.

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