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18(1)If the counting officer thinks fit, the same ballot box may be used at the polls for the referendum and the relevant elections.U.K.
(2)Where separate ballot boxes are used, each must be clearly marked to show—
(a)the poll to which it relates, and
(b)the colour of ballot papers that should be placed in it.
(3)This paragraph applies instead of—
(a)rule 26(2) and (7) of the Local Elections (Combination of Polls) Rules;
(b)rule 26(2) and (7) of the Parish Elections (Combination of Polls) Rules;
(c)rule 17(2) and (7) of the Local Referendums (Combination of Polls) Rules;
(d)rule 28(2) and (7) of the Mayoral Elections (Combination of Polls) Rules.