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18. In Schedule 9 (requirements for notices for guidance of voters)—
(a)in paragraph 6 (requirements relating to specific notices), before sub-paragraph (a) insert—
“(za)the relevant identification information,”;
(b)after paragraph 6 insert—
“6A. In paragraph 6(za), the “relevant identification information” means—
(a)details of the documents a voter needs to produce when applying for a ballot paper, namely—
(i)in the case of an elector (other than an elector with an anonymous entry) or a proxy, any of the forms of identification for the time being referred to in rule 37(1H) of the parliamentary election rules;
(ii)in the case of an elector with an anonymous entry, the elector’s official poll card and an anonymous elector’s document showing the same electoral number as the electoral number shown on the official poll card, and
(b)a statement that further proof of identity may be required to resolve any discrepancy between the name of the holder of a form of identification and the name of the elector or proxy that the voter claims to be.”.
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