PART 2Absent voting: personal identifiers
Amendment of article 126
1
Article 12 (application for proxy postal vote) is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph (4), after “application” where it last occurs insert “contains the applicant’s signature and date of birth and”.
3
After paragraph (10) insert–
11
The registration officer may dispense with the requirement under paragraph (4) for the applicant to provide a signature if he is satisfied that the applicant is unable–
a
to provide a signature because of any disability the applicant has,
b
to provide a signature because the applicant is unable to read or write, or
c
to sign in a consistent and distinctive way because of any such disability or inability.
12
The registration officer must also keep a record in relation to those whose applications under paragraph (4) have been granted showing–
a
their dates of birth, and
b
except in cases where the registration officer in pursuance of paragraph (11) has dispensed with the requirement to provide a signature, their signatures.
13
The record kept under paragraph (12) must be retained by the registration officer for the period prescribed in paragraph 12A of Schedule 3.