76.—(1) The number of the elector as stated in the register shall be marked on the corresponding number list, next to the number and unique identifying mark of the ballot paper issued to the elector.
(2) A mark shall be placed in the absent voters list or the list of postal proxies against the number of the elector to denote that a ballot paper has been issued to the elector or his proxy, but without showing the particular ballot paper issued.
(3) The number of a postal ballot paper shall be marked on the declaration of identity sent with that paper.
(4) Where the poll at one election is taken with the poll at another election, the colour of the postal ballot paper must also be marked on the declaration of identity sent with that paper.
(5) The address to which the postal ballot paper, declaration of identity and the envelopes referred to in regulation 78 are to be sent is—
(a)in the case of an elector, the address shown in the absent voters list [F1(or, where the elector has an anonymous entry, the address that would be so shown but for section 7(4A) of the 1985 Act)];
(b)in the case of a proxy, the address shown in the special list kept under section 9(9) of the 1985 Act [F2(or, where the proxy has an anonymous entry or is the proxy for a person who has an anonymous entry, the address that would be so shown but for section 9(9A) or (9B) of that Act)].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 76(5)(a) inserted (15.9.2014) by The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1808), regs. 1(1), 25(a)
F2Words in reg. 76(5)(b) inserted (15.9.2014) by The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1808), regs. 1(1), 25(b)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Reg. 76 applied (with modifications) (26.2.2016) by The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/219), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 87
C2Reg. 76(4) modified (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), s. 19(2), Sch. 8 para. 44