SCHEDULE 3Combined Authority Mayoral Election (Combination of Polls) Rules
PART 7Disposal of documents
Sealing up of ballot papers61
1
On the completion of the counting at a contested election the returning officer must seal up in separate packets the counted and rejected ballot papers, including ballot papers rejected in part.
2
The returning officer must not open the sealed packets of—
a
tendered ballot papers,
b
the completed corresponding number lists,
c
certificates as to employment on duty on the day of the poll, or
d
marked copies of the register of electors (including any marked copy notices issued under section 13B(3B) or (3D) of the 1983 Act) and lists of proxies.
3
Where the returning officer discharges the functions referred to in regulation 5 of the Combinations of Polls Regulations, the returning officer must also not open the sealed packets of—
a
the completed corresponding number lists, or
b
the marked copies of the register of electors (including any marked copy notices issued under section 13B(3B) or (3D) of the 1983 Act) and lists of proxies