[F1Requirement to provide fresh signaturesS
15A.—(1) A registration officer may send to any person who remains an absent voter and whose signature held on the personal identifiers record is more than 5 years old a notice in writing–
(a)requiring that person to provide a fresh signature; and
(b)informing that person of the date (6 weeks from the date of sending the notice) on which that person would cease to be entitled to vote by post or by proxy in the event of a failure or refusal to provide a fresh signature.
(2) The notice must be sent by the registration officer to the current or last known address of the absent voter.
(3) The registration officer must, if the absent voter has not responded to the notice within 3 weeks from the date on which the notice was sent, as soon as practicable send a copy of the notice to the absent voter.]
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