F1SCHEDULE 7THE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING BUSINESS REFERENDUMS RULES
PART 7The Poll
Questions to be put to named voters
52.
(1)
At the time of the application for a ballot paper (but not afterwards), the questions specified in the following Table—
(a)
may be put by the presiding officer to a person applying for a ballot paper who is mentioned in the Table; and
(b)
must be put if the letter “R” appears after the question and a polling observer requires the question to be put:
Q no | Person applying for ballot paper | Question |
|---|---|---|
1 | A person applying as a named voter | (a)—Are you the person whose name appears as AB on the business voting register for this referendum area as named to vote on behalf of CD? |
(read the whole entry from the register) [R] | ||
(b)—Have you already voted here or elsewhere at this business referendum on behalf of CD? [R] | ||
(c)—Have you already voted here or elsewhere at this business referendum on behalf of two persons (including yourself)? | ||
2 | A person applying as a named voter who is shown on the voters list as entitled to vote by post | (a)—Did you choose to vote by post? |
(b)—Why have you not voted by post? |
(2)
A ballot paper must not be delivered to any person required to answer any of the above questions unless that person has answered each question satisfactorily.
(3)
Except as authorised by this rule, no inquiry is permitted as to the right of any person to vote.