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The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006

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Amendment of regulation 84

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37.—(1) Regulation 84 is amended as follows

(2) For paragraph (1) substitute—

(1) When a postal voters’ ballot box is opened, the returning officer shall count and record the number of covering envelopes (including any envelope which is stated to include a postal vote and any envelope described in regulation 82(2)(above).

(1A) He shall set aside for personal identifier verification a percentage, not less than 20%, of the envelopes recorded on that occasion.

(1B) He shall open separately each covering envelope (including an envelope described in regulation 82(2) above)..

(3) In paragraph (2) for “The procedure in regulation 85 below applies” substitute “The procedures in regulation 85 or 85A apply”.

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