# The Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendums Order 2004, Paragraph 45: Rejection of invalid security statement with cancelled number


Where the covering envelope contains a security statement which is invalid because it bears the same ballot number as a cancelled ballot paper, the counting officer shall—
(a) mark the security statement “rejected”;
(b) open the ballot paper envelope (if any);
(c) if a ballot paper (if any) has the same ballot number as the security statement, attach it to the security statement and envelope (if any) and place it in the receptacle for cancelled ballot papers;
(d) if a ballot paper (if any) does not have the same ballot number as the security statement—
(i) mark the ballot paper “provisionally rejected” and place it in the receptacle for rejected votes; and
(ii) attach the envelope (if any) to the security statement and place both documents in the receptacle for cancelled ballot papers.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2004/0110494687/schedule/1/paragraph/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-regional-assembly-and-local-government-referendums-order-2004/schedule-1/paragraph-45
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