Paragraph 24 Issue of official poll cards

(1)

The returning officer shall as soon as practicable send to electors and their proxies an official poll card, but a card need not be sent to any person—

(a)

as an elector if he is placed on the absent voters list for the election; or

(b)

as a proxy if he is entitled to vote by post as proxy at the election.

(2)

An elector’s official poll card shall be sent or delivered to his qualifying address, and a proxy’s to his address as shown in the list of proxies.

(3)

The official poll card shall be in the appropriate form, or a form to the like effect, and shall set out—

(a)

the name of the local authority to which the election relates;

(b)

that the election is a mayoral election;

(c)

the elector’s name, qualifying address and number on the register; and

(d)

the date and hours of the poll and the situation of the elector’s polling station.