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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-police-and-crime-commissioner-elections-amendment-order-2014/article-40",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2014/9780111109960",
  "legislation_title": "The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-police-and-crime-commissioner-elections-amendment-order-2014",
  "path": "article/40",
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  "number": "40",
  "heading": "Amendments to Schedule 4 to the 2012 Order",
  "text": "(1) In Schedule 4, in paragraph 25 (notices for the guidance of voters), the substituted rule 30 is amended as follows.\n(2) In paragraph (1) for “(2) or (3) (as the case may be)” substitute “(3)”.\n(3) Omit paragraph (2).\n(4) In paragraph (3)—\n(a) omit “in circumstances other than those described in paragraph (2)”;\n(b) in sub-paragraph (a), after “other election or referendum” insert “, with the addition of the appropriate voting instructions for PCC elections”.\n(5) After paragraph (3) insert—\n“(3A) For the purposes of this rule, the “appropriate voting instructions for PCC elections” are—\n(a) where there are three or more candidates—\n“Vote by putting a cross [X] in the box\nIn column 1 next to your FIRST CHOICE candidate\nIn column 2 next to your SECOND CHOICE candidate\nYour first and second choices should be different.”;\n(b) where there are two candidates—\n“Vote for ONLY ONE CANDIDATE by putting a cross [X] in the box next to your choice.””",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111109960/article/40",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:13:46.475561+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}