The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001

[F1Additional provision concerning the requirement that an application for an absent vote must be signed by the applicantE+W

51A.  The registration officer may satisfy himself that an application for an absent vote meets the requirement in regulation 51(3) that it has been signed by the applicant by referring to any signature previously provided by the applicant to the registration officer or the returning officer.]