The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012

The ballot papers

19.—(1) The ballot of every voter must consist of a ballot paper which—

(a) in the case of an election with three or more candidates, must be in Form 8A set out in Part 8 of this Schedule;

(b) in the case of an election with two candidates only, must be in Form 8B set out in Part 8 of this Schedule,

and which is printed according to the directions specified in that Part.

(2) The persons remaining validly nominated for the police area after any withdrawals (and no other persons) are entitled to have their names shown on the ballot paper.

(3) Each ballot paper must—

(a) contain the names and other particulars of the candidates as shown in the statement of persons nominated,

(b) be capable of being folded up, and

(c) have a number and other unique identifying mark printed on the back.

(4) If a request is made by or on behalf of a candidate whose description is authorised under rule 6(1) or (3) by a registered party, the ballot paper must contain the party’s registered emblem (or one of its registered emblems) adjacent to the candidate’s particulars.

(5) A request under paragraph (4) must—

(a) be made in writing to the police area returning officer, and

(b) be received by the officer before the last time for the delivery of nomination papers set out in the Table in rule 1.

(6) The order of the names in the ballot paper must be the same as in the statement of persons nominated (see rule 13).