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Part ANNEX Form of front of ballot paper

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

Directions as to printing the ballot paper

1

Nothing is to be printed on the ballot paper except in accordance with these directions.

2

The following arrangements shall be observed in the printing of the front of the ballot paper—

(a)

apart from the instructions “Mark order of preference in space below” in the top left-hand corner no other word or words shall be printed on the ballot paper except the particulars of the candidates and words forming part of emblems;

(b)

no rules shall be printed on the face except the horizontal lines separating the headings from the particulars of the candidates and the particulars of the candidates from one another and the vertical rule separating those particulars and emblems from the spaces on the left side of the paper where the order of preference is to be marked;

(c)

the whole space between the top and the bottom of the paper shall be equally divided between the candidates by the rules separating their particulars.

3
(a)

The front of the ballot paper shall contain the names, addresses and descriptions, if any, of the candidates standing nominated. The names shall be arranged alphabetically in the order of surnames, or if there are two or more candidates bearing the same surname, in alphabetical order of their other names, or if the names are the same, in the alphabetical order of their home addresses or descriptions;

(b)

the surname of each candidate shall be printed by itself in large capitals, and his full name, address and description (as given on the statement of persons nominated) shall be printed underneath in ordinary type;

(c)

where the surnames of two or more candidates are the same there shall be printed in small capitals the other names of such candidates and if those are the same so much of the descriptions or home addresses of such candidates as will enable the electors to distinguish between them;

(d)

the list of candidates shall be arranged either in one continuous column or in two or more columns in such manner (without departing from the alphabetical order) as, in the opinion of the returning officer, is best for marking and counting;

(e)

the ballot papers shall be numbered consecutively on the back and the front of the counterfoil attached to each ballot paper shall bear the same number. The numbers on ballot papers shall be printed in the smallest type compatible with legibility and shall be printed on or about the centre of the paper.

4

Where an emblem is to be printed against a candidate’s particulars—

(a)

it shall be printed between the candidate’s particulars and the vertical rule separating the candidate’s particulars from the spaces where the vote is to be marked, and;

(b)

its size as printed shall not exceed two centimetres square.

Notes on Schedule 1

Footnotes

f1

Rule 2 was amended by section 19(5) of the Act of 1985.

f2

1971 c. 80.

f3

Rule 5 was amended by Schedules 2 and 4 to the 1985 Act and Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act.

f4

Rule 6(3) was substituted by section 38(2) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.

f5

Rule 6A was inserted by Schedule 2 to the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998 (c. 48) and amended by section 38(3) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.

f6

Rule 7(6) was substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

f7

Rule 9 was amended by section 13 of, and Schedule 4 to, the 1985 Act.

f8

Rule 12 was amended by Schedule 2 to the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998.

f9

Rule 14(5) was inserted by Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.

f10

Rule 19(2)(d) was amended by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act and paragraphs (2A) and (2B) were inserted by Schedule 2 to the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998.

f11

Rule 23 was amended by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act.

f12

Rule 24 was substituted by Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act.

f13

Rule 26(3) was amended by section 2(2) of the Elections (Northern Ireland) Act 1985 (c. 2).

f14

Rule 28 was amended by section 4(6) of, and Schedule 2 to, the 1985 Act.

f15

Rule 29(3A) was inserted by section 13(2) of the 2000 Act and rule 29(5) was amended by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act.

f16

Rule 30(5) was repealed in part by Schedule 22 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.

f17

Rule 31 was substituted by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act.

f18

Rule 32(1)(e) was amended by section 13(4) of the 2000 Act.

f19

Rule 37(1) was amended by section 2(3)(a) of the Elections (Northern Ireland) Act 1985 and Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act; paragraphs (1A) to (1G) were inserted by section 1(2) of the Elections (Northern Ireland) Act 1985; paragraph (1E) was amended by Schedule 3 to the Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1986 (c. 54) and regulation 14 of S.I. 2001/400.

f20

Paragraph (1) of rule 38 was amended by section 2(3)(b) of the Elections (Northern Ireland) Act 1985 and paragraph (1A) was inserted by section 1(3) of that Act.

f21

Rule 39 was substituted by section 13(3) of the 2000 Act.

f22

Paragraph (1)(b) of rule 40 was repealed in part by Schedule 5 to the Act of 1985; paragraphs (1A) to (1C) were inserted by section 1(5) of the Elections (Northern Ireland) Act 1985 and paragraphs (5) and (6) were inserted by section 1(6) of that Act.

f23

Rule 40A was inserted by section 2(4) of the Elections (Northern Ireland) Act 1985.

f24

Rule 43(1)(f) was amended by section 13(4) of the 2000 Act.

f25

Rule 53 was amended by section 13(b) of, and paragraph 83 of Schedule 4 to, the 1985 Act.

f26

Rule 55(1)(c) was amended by section 13(4) of the 2000 Act.

f27

The form of nomination paper has been amended by section 38(4) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 and the notes repealed in part by Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000.

f28

The form of directions was substituted by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act.

f29

The form of declaration to be made by the companion of a voter with disabilities was amended by section 13(5) of the 2000 Act.

f30

Schedule 2A was inserted by Schedule 16 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.

f31

The form of declaration was amended by paragraph 88 of Schedule 4 to the Act of 1985.

f32

Section 3(7) was amended by section 25(2) of the Act of 1985.

f33

Sections 5 to 9 were amended by Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act.

f34

Part I was substituted by Schedule 2 to the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/168).

f35

Section 8(3) was substituted by paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 to S.I. 1995/1948 and section 8(11) was repealed by Part IX of Schedule 27 to the Finance Act 1985 (c. 54).

f36

Section 27(1) was repealed in part by the Schedule to the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 58) and subsection (2) was amended by Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act.