SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Rules for the conduct of PCC elections where poll not taken together with poll at another election
PART 3Contested PCC elections
GENERAL PROVISIONS
The official mark
21.
(1)
Every ballot paper must contain an appropriate security marking (the official mark).
(2)
The official mark must be kept secret.
(3)
An interval of not less than five years must intervene between the use of the same official mark at PCC elections for the same police area.
(4)
A police area returning officer or local returning officer may use a different official mark for different purposes at the same PCC election.