http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3198/regulation/34/madeThe Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013enKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2016-07-14REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE These Regulations amend the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (“the principal Regulations”) in order to implement the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013, which amends the Representation of the People Act 1983 (“the 1983 Act”). The Act provides for a new system of individual electoral registration in Great Britain and makes various electoral administrative changes relating mainly to absent voters and the timetable for issuing forms to voters. Amendments in relation to lists of rejected postal ballot papers 34 1 In regulation 87(1), for “two separate lists of” substitute “three separate lists relating to”. 2 After regulation 87(3) insert— 4 In the third list, he shall record for every postal voting statement within the receptacle for rejected votes (verification procedure) immediately prior to sealing— a the elector’s name and address (and the name and address of the proxy if the elector has a proxy), b the elector’s number on the register of electors (and that of the proxy if the elector has a proxy), c the specified reason or reasons for the rejection of the postal voting statement, and d any other information relating to the rejection that the returning officer considers appropriate, but not the ballot paper number. 5 The specified reasons that may be given under sub-paragraph (4)(c) for the rejection of a postal voting statement are as follows— a the signature does not match the example held on the personal identifiers record, b the date of birth does not match the one held on the personal identifiers record, c the signature field is blank, or d the date of birth field is blank. .
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