Paragraph 4 Poll card forms for certain parliamentary elections

(1)

The amendments made by regulations 6(b) and 11(b) do not apply in respect of an ongoing parliamentary election.

(2)

In respect of a relevant parliamentary election—

(a)

Form A (official poll card to be sent to an elector voting in person) and Form B (official proxy poll card to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person) in Schedule 3 to the 2001 Regulations apply as if, on the front of the form, before the text that begins “vote as a proxy at this election” there were inserted “(in the case of a proxy appointed before 31st October 2023)”;

(b)

Form A1 (official postal poll card (to be sent to an elector voting by post)) and Form B1 (official proxy postal poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting by post) in Schedule 3 to the 2001 Regulations apply as if, on the back of the form, before the text that begins “vote as a proxy at this election” there were inserted “(in the case of a proxy appointed before 31st October 2023)”.