EU citizens: power to request additional evidence of immigration status or historical residency for purposes of determining eligibility to vote in a PCC election in Wales 26BA

1

Where a registration officer considers that additional evidence is necessary in order to determine whether a person who is a citizen of a member State and who makes an application under section 10ZC of the 1983 Act in Wales is eligible to vote in a PCC election, the registration officer may require that person to provide the registration officer with one or both of the following—

a

information enabling the registration officer to verify the person’s current or historical immigration status by electronic means;

b

a letter or document issued by the Home Office which indicates the current or historical immigration status of the person.

2

Paragraphs (10B) and (10C) of regulation 26B apply following a request under paragraph (1) as they apply following a request under paragraph (10A) of that regulation.

EU citizens: power to request additional evidence as to change of name 26BB

1

Paragraph (2) applies where—

a

a person has made an application under section 10ZC of the 1983 Act to register as a local government elector, and

b

the applicant’s name on an electronic certificate or document provided in accordance with regulation 26B(10A) to (10C) or 26BA is different from the name provided in accordance with regulation 26(1)(a).

2

Where this paragraph applies, the registration officer may require the applicant to provide—

a

an explanation as to the difference in name, and

b

such other evidence as the officer considers appropriate that confirms the change of the applicant’s name.