The Greater London Authority Elections (Amendment) Rules 2016

Amendment of forms

10.—(1) Amend Schedule 10 (Schedule of forms)(1) as follows.

(2) In rule 2 (which enables adaptation of the forms), after “so far as circumstances require” insert “(and in particular, for the purposes of electronic counting)”.

(3) After rule 2, in the list of forms—

(a) omit “Form 10: (postal voting statement: constituency member or mayoral by-election)”;

(b) for “Form 11: postal voting statement (ordinary election)” substitute “Form 11: postal voting statement (ordinary elections or constituency member or mayoral by-election)”; and

(c) after the entry for form 11 insert—

“Form 11A: Postal voting statement: for use at a combined election where issue and receipt of postal ballot papers are taken together

Form 11B: Postal voting statement: for use at a combined election where issue and receipt of postal ballot papers are not taken together”;

(d) after the entry for form 19 (declaration to be made by the companion of a voter with disabilities) insert—

“Form 19A: Declaration to be made by the companion of a voter with disabilities: combined election”.

(4) After the list of forms, in the appropriate places, substitute the following forms set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Rules—

(a) form 5 (ballot paper for constituency member elections and directions as to printing the ballot paper);

(b) form 6 (ballot paper for London members elections and directions as to printing the ballot paper);

(c) form 7 (ballot paper for mayoral elections and directions as to printing the ballot paper);

(d) form 12 (official poll card);

(e) form 13 (official postal poll card);

(f) form 14 (official proxy poll card);

(g) form 15 (official proxy postal poll card);

(h) form 18 (certificate of employment).

(5) Omit form 10 (postal voting statement: constituency member or mayoral by-election).

(6) For form 11 (postal voting statement: ordinary election), substitute form 11 (postal voting statement: ordinary elections or constituency member or mayoral by-election), set out in Part 2 of the Schedule to these Rules.

(7) After form 11 insert—

(a) form 11A (postal voting statement: for use at a combined election where issue and receipt of postal ballot papers are taken together); and

(b) form 11B (postal voting statement: for use at a combined election where issue and receipt of postal ballot papers are not taken together),

set out in Part 2 of the Schedule to these Rules.

(8) In form 16 (notices for guidance for voters at ordinary day elections (or for filling of a vacancy in an Assembly constituency or filling of a vacancy in the office of Mayor))—

(a) for notice A (notice for guidance of voters for display inside and outside polling stations) substitute notice A set out in Part 3 of the Schedule to these Rules;

(b) after notice A insert notice AA (notice for guidance of voters for display inside polling stations and inside polling booths) set out in that Part of that Schedule;

(c) omit notice B (notice for guidance of voters for display inside polling stations);

(d) omit notice D1 (notice for guidance of voters for display inside polling booths); and

(e) omit notice D2 (notice for guidance of voters for inside polling stations).

(9) In form 17 (notices for guidance of voters at GLA election combined with another election or referendum)—

(a) for notice A1 (notice for guidance of voters for display inside and outside polling stations) substitute notice A1 set out in Part 3 of the Schedule to these Rules;

(b) after notice A1 insert notice AA1 (notice for guidance of voters for display inside polling stations and inside polling booths) set out in that Part of that Schedule;

(c) omit notice C1 (notice for guidance of voters for display inside polling stations); and

(d) omit notice D3 (notice for guidance of voters for display inside polling booths).

(10) For form 19 (declaration to be made by the companion of a voter with disabilities) substitute form 19 set out in Part 4 of the Schedule to these Rules.

(11) After form 19 insert form 19A (declaration to be made by the companion of a voter with disabilities: combined election) set out in that Part of that Schedule.

(1)

New forms 1, 2 and 3 were substituted in Schedule 10 by S.I. 2012/198.