The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Amendment of Schedule 3 (forms)

6.  In Schedule 3 (forms)—

(a) in the arrangement of forms—

(i) in the entry for Form E, after “proxy paper” insert “(local government elections in Wales)”;

(ii) after that entry insert—

“Form E1: Proxy paper (parliamentary elections and local government elections in England)”;

(b) for Form A (official poll card to be sent to an elector voting in person) and Form B (official proxy poll card to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person) substitute the corresponding forms as set out in Schedule 3;

(c) in Form E—

(i) omit “Constituency”;

(ii) omit “*[” in the first place it occurs;

(iii) omit “]” in the first place it occurs;

(iv) omit “*[who qualifies as an overseas elector in respect of the above constituency]”;

(v) for “*[parliamentary] *[local government]” in both places it occurs substitute “local government”;

(vi) for “*[constituency] *[electoral area]” in both places it occurs substitute “electoral area”;

(vii) in the section titled “Your right to vote as proxy”, in paragraph (2), omit “parliamentary, or”;

(d) after Form E, insert new Form E1 as set out in Schedule 3.