PART 7Official Poll Cards

Prescribed forms of official poll cards and postal poll cards34

For regulation 9 insert–

Official poll cards and postal poll cards at parliamentary elections9

1

For the purposes of rule 28(3) of the rules in Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act63, the following forms are hereby prescribed.

2

The official poll card issued to an elector shall be in Form A.

3

The official postal poll card issued to an elector shall be in Form A1.

4

The official poll card issued to the proxy of an elector shall be in Form B.

5

The official postal poll card issued to the proxy of an elector shall be in Form B1.

Insertion of new official poll cards and postal poll cards into Schedule 335

1

Schedule 3 shall be amended as follows.

2

In the Arrangement of Forms, for the entries for Form A (Elector’s official poll card) and Form B (Proxy’s official poll card) substitute–

Form A

Official poll card (to be sent to an elector voting in person)

Form A1

Official postal poll card (to be sent to an elector voting by post)

Form B

Official proxy poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person)

Form B1

Official proxy postal poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting by post)

3

For Form A substitute Form A (Official poll card) set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

4

After Form A insert Form A1 (Official postal poll card) set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

5

For Form B substitute Form B (Official proxy poll card) set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

6

After Form B insert Form B1 (Official proxy postal poll card) set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.