SCHEDULE 1
Part III Contested Elections
Action to be Taken Before the Poll
Issue of official poll cards
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F1(1)
The returning officer shall as soon as practicable after the publication of notice of the election send to electors and their proxies an official poll card.
(1A)
An official poll card shall not be sent to a person registered, or to be registered, in pursuance of an overseas elector's declaration.
(2)
An elector’s official poll card shall be sent or delivered to his qualifying address, and a proxy’s to his address as shown in the list of proxies.
(3)
The official poll card shall be in the prescribed form and shall set out—
(a)
the name of the constituency;
(b)
the elector’s name, qualifying address and number on the register;
(c)
the date and hours of the poll and the situation of the elector’s polling station.
F2(d)
such other information as is prescribed;
(e)
such other information as the returning officer thinks appropriate,
and different information may be provided in pursuance of sub-paragraph (d) and (e) to different electors or descriptions of elector.
F3(3A)
In the case of an elector with an anonymous entry, instead of containing the matter mentioned in paragraph (3)(b) above the polling card shall contain such matter as is prescribed.
(4)
Paragraph (6) of rule 7 above applies for the interpretation of this rule.