SCHEDULE 1The F7... Mayoral Elections Rules

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PART 3Stages common to contested and uncontested elections

Place for delivery of nomination papers and right to attend nomination11

1

The F4CA/CCA returning officer must fix the place in the area of the combined authority F1or, as the case may be, combined county authority, at which nomination papers are to be delivered to that officer, and must attend there during the time for their delivery and for the making of objections to them.

2

Except for the purpose of delivering a nomination paper or of assisting the F5CA/CCA returning officer, no other person is entitled to attend the proceedings during the time for delivery of nomination papers or for making objections to them unless that person is—

a

a person standing nominated as a candidate, or

b

the election agent, proposer or seconder of such a person, or

c

a person who is entitled to attend by virtue of section 6A or 6B of the Political Parties and Referendums Act 2000 Act M1.

3

Where a candidate is the candidate's own election agent, the candidate may name one other person and that person is entitled to attend in place of the election agent.

4

Where a person stands nominated by more than one nomination paper, only the persons subscribing as proposer and seconder—

a

to such one of those papers as the candidate may select, or

b

in default of such a selection, to that one of those papers which is first delivered,

are entitled to attend as the person's proposer and seconder.

5

The right to attend conferred by this rule includes the right—

a

to inspect, and

b

to object to the validity of,

any nomination paper F3and associated home address form.

6

Paragraph (5) does not apply to a person mentioned in paragraph (2)(c).

7

One other person chosen by each candidate is entitled to be present at the delivery of the candidate's nomination, and may afterwards (so long as the candidate stands nominated) attend the proceedings referred to in paragraph (2) but without the right referred to in paragraph (5).

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The F2CA/CCA returning officer must not permit a home address form to be inspected otherwise than in accordance with this rule, or for some other purpose authorised by law.