SCHEDULE 3 E+W THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT REFERENDUMS RULES

PART 5 E+W The Poll

Challenge of voter or proxy E+W

25.  A person must not be prevented from voting by reason only that—

(a) any petition organiser or polling observer permitted to be present in accordance with rule 21(1) declares that he or she has reasonable cause to believe that the person has committed an offence of personation; or

(b) the person is arrested on the grounds that he or she is suspected of committing or of being about to commit such an offence.