Regulation 23 Procedure on close of polls

In respect of the relevant elections, rule 43(1) of the AER and rule 41(1) of the LER are to be read as if references in each provision to “polling agents” included the polling agents appointed for the purposes of the poll at the other relevant election^f1.

Where rule 43 of the AER or rule 41 of the LER requires the presiding officer to make up a packet of a document that is in the form of a relevant combined document, the presiding officer must satisfy the requirement under each rule by making up a single packet of the relevant combined document.

In carrying out the procedures required by rule 43 of the AER or rule 41 of the LER, the presiding officer must ensure that documents relating only to one of the relevant elections are not included in a packet with documents relating to the other relevant election.

The presiding officer must not combine the statement prepared under rule 43(3) of the AER (the ballot paper account) in respect of the relevant Assembly election with the statement prepared under rule 41(3) of the LER in respect of the relevant local election (whether or not the same ballot boxes have been used for the relevant elections).