Paragraph 8 Questions for proxies at certain local authority mayoral elections

(1)

The amendments made by regulation 14(3) and (7) do not apply in respect of an ongoing local authority mayoral election.

(2)

Rule 35 of the mayoral election rules applies in respect of a relevant local authority mayoral election as if—

(a)

in the table following paragraph (1)—

(i)

in entry 2 (proxy), in the column headed “Question”—

(aa)

after question (b) there were inserted—

“(ba)

At a mayoral election held in England: “Were you appointed as proxy on behalf of CD before 31st October 2023?” [R]”;

(bb)

in question (c), after “in Wales” there were inserted “in all cases, and at a mayoral election in England where the person answers question (ba) in the positive”;

(ii)

in entry 3 (proxy for an anonymous elector), in the column headed “Question”—

(aa)

after question (b) there were inserted—

“(ba)

At a mayoral election held in England: “Were you appointed as proxy on behalf of the person whose number on the register of elections is (read out the number from the register) before 31st October 2023?” [R]”;

(bb)

in question (c), after “in Wales” there were inserted “in all cases, and at a mayoral election in England where the person answers question (ba) in the positive”;

(b)

in paragraph (2), after “3(a), (b)” there were inserted “, (ba)”.