Counting of votes by means other than electronic counting
48.—(1) If the returning officer makes arrangements in accordance with rule 33(2) for the count (or any part of it) to be conducted other than by means of an electronic counting system, these rules apply with the following modifications.
(2) For rule 37(1)(a) substitute—
“(a)it does not bear the official mark,”.
(3) In rule 45, the existing text is treated as paragraph (1) and the following new paragraph is inserted—
“(2) If only one vacancy remains unfilled and the number of votes then credited to any one continuing candidate (the “highest continuing candidate”) is equal to or greater than the total number of votes then credited to all the other continuing candidates—
(a)the highest continuing candidate is deemed to be elected; and
(b)no further transfer is to be made.”.