# The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2002, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2002/0110390946/schedule/1/paragraph/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-authorities-mayoral-elections-england-and-wales-regulations-2002/schedule-1/paragraph-24
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