Paragraph 98 Opening of covering envelopes

Regulation 86 of the 2008 Regulations (opening of covering envelopes) applies for the purposes of the referendum but as if—

(a)

for “returning officer” (in each place) there were substituted “counting officer”, and

(b)

after paragraph (4) there were inserted—

“(5)
Where an envelope opened in accordance with paragraph (1) contains a declaration of identity (whether separate or not), the counting officer must place a mark in the marked copy of the postal voters list or the proxy postal voters list in a place corresponding to the number of the elector to denote that a postal vote has been returned.

(6)
A mark made under paragraph (5) must be distinguishable from and must not obscure the mark made under regulation 76.

(7)
As soon as practicable after the last covering envelope has been opened, the counting officer must make up into a packet the copy of the postal voters list and the proxy postal voters list that has been marked in accordance with paragraph (5) and must seal the packet.”