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The Parish and Community Meetings (Polls) Rules 1987

Voting

Local elections

Local government

Mayoral elections

General elections

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2017-03-08

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE

These Rules replace the Parish and Community Meetings (Polls) Rules 1973, as amended, (“the 1973 Rules”) which are revoked by Rule 3 of these Rules. These Rules provide for the conduct of a poll consequent on a parish or community meeting (Rule 5 and the Schedule).

The Parish and Community Meeting (Polls) Rules 1987

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The Parish and Community Meetings (Polls) Rules 1987

6Application of provisions in the Act of 1983

SCHEDULEPOLL RULES

1Timetable

2Computation of time

3Withdrawal of candidates

4The ballot papers

5The official mark

6Prohibition of disclosure of vote

7Use of schools and public rooms

8Notice of poll

9Provision of polling stations

10Appointment of presiding officers and clerks

11Equipment of polling stations

12Appointment of polling and counting agents

13Notification of requirement of secrecy

14Admission to polling station

15Keeping of order in station

16Sealing of ballot boxes

17Questions to be put to voters

18Challenge of voter

19Voting procedure

20Votes marked by presiding officer

21Voting by blind persons

22Tendered ballot papers

23Spoilt ballot papers

24Adjournment of poll in case of riot

25Procedure on close of poll

26Attendance at counting of votes

27The count

28Re-count

29Rejected ballot papers

30Decisions on ballot papers

31Equality of votes

32Declaration of result

33Sealing up of ballot papers

34Delivery of documents to district council

35Orders for production of documents

36Retention and public inspection of documents

37Countermand or abandonment of poll on death of candidate

38Interpretation

APPENDIX

1987 No. 1

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE

The Parish and Community Meetings (Polls) Rules 1987

Made5th January 1987

Laid before Parliament16th January 1987

Coming into force16th February 1987

In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by paragraph 18(5) of Part III of, and paragraph 34(5) of Part V of, Schedule 12 to the Local Government Act 19721 and section 36 of the Representation of the People Act 19832, I hereby make the following Rules: