{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-authorities-conduct-of-referendums-england-amendment-regulations-2014/regulation-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-authorities-conduct-of-referendums-england-amendment-regulations-2014/regulation-13.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2014/9780111110669",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-authorities-conduct-of-referendums-england-amendment-regulations-2014",
  "path": "regulation/13",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Amendments to the 2012 Regulations",
  "text": "In Schedule 5, in rule 17 (equipment of polling stations), for paragraph (10) substitute—\n“(10) In every compartment of every polling station there must be exhibited the notice—\n“*PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION\n([Specify colour] ballot paper)\nVote for ONLY ONE CANDIDATE by putting a cross [X} in the box next to your choice.\n*EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION\n([Specify colour] ballot paper)\nVote ONLY ONCE by putting a cross [X] in the box next to your choice.\n*[Specify name of council] COUNCIL ELECTION\n([Specify colour] ballot paper)\n*[Vote for NO MORE THAN … CANDIDATES by putting a cross [X] in the box next to EACH of your choices]\n*[Vote ONLY ONCE by putting a cross [X] in the box next to your choice].\n*ELECTION OF THE MAYOR OF LONDON\n([Specify colour] ballot paper\n#On the ballot paper for the election of the Mayor, vote ONCE for your first choice and ONCE for your second choice.\n*ELECTION OF THE LONDON ASSEMBLY\n#On the constituency members ballot paper [(specify colour)] vote for ONE candidate only.\n#On the London members ballot paper [(specify colour)] vote for ONE party or individual candidate only.\n*REFERENDUM ON HOW [specify name of Council] COUNCIL IS RUN.\n([Specify colour] ballot paper)\nVote ONLY ONCE by putting a cross [X] in the box next to your choice.\n*[Specify other] ELECTION/REFERENDUM\n([Specify colour] ballot paper)\n*[Specify voting instructions in accordance with the legislation governing the election or referendum]\nPUT NO OTHER MARK ON THE BALLOT PAPER OR YOUR VOTE MAY NOT COUNT\n*[PLEASE DO NOT FOLD THE BALLOT PAPERS FOR [specify the election(s) and/or referendum(s) at which the votes are to be counted electronically]. Post them, face downwards, in the [*appropriate] ballot box.]\n*Complete or omit as necessary.\n#Alternatively, insert such information as the GLRO may decide.””",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111110669/regulation/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:13:35.689621+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}