# The Northern Ireland Elections (Combined Polls 2027) Regulations 2026, Regulation 17: Lists of proxies


(1) The Chief Electoral Officer may provide each polling station with the lists of proxies relating to the relevant elections in the form of a single list.
(2) If they do so, the procedure required by rule 37(1)(e) of the AER or rule 34(1)(e) of the LER is modified in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4).
(3) If ballot papers relating to the relevant elections are delivered at the same time, a single mark must be placed in the list against the name of the proxy to denote that ballot papers have been received in respect of both of the relevant elections.
(4) If the ballot papers are delivered separately or a ballot paper is delivered in respect of only one of the relevant elections, a mark must be placed in the list against the name of the proxy in respect of each ballot paper delivered, identifying the election to which the ballot paper relates.
(5) In this regulation, “the list of proxies” has the meaning given in—
(a) in respect of the relevant Assembly election, section 7(4)(b) of the 1985 Act (absent voting), as applied for the purposes of Assembly elections by article 3 of, and Schedule 1 to, the 2001 Order;
(b) in respect of the relevant local election, paragraph 2(4)(b) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the 1985 Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348288179/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-northern-ireland-elections-combined-polls-2027-regulations-2026/regulation-17
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