The National Assembly for Wales Referendum (Assembly Act Provisions) (Referendum Question, Date of Referendum Etc.) Order 2010 No. 2837

SCHEDULE 3 REFERENDUM RULES

PART 3 Action to be taken before the poll

Return of postal ballot papers

19.—(1) Where —

(a) a postal vote has been returned in respect of a person who is entered on the postal voters list; or

(b) a proxy postal vote has been returned in respect of a proxy who is entered on the proxy postal voters list,

the counting officer must mark the appropriate list accordingly.

(2) Rule 34(5) does not apply for the purposes of determining whether for the purposes of this rule, a postal vote or a proxy postal vote is returned.