Paragraph 16 The ballot papers

Northern Ireland

(1)

The ballot of every voter shall consist of a ballot paper, and the persons shown in the statement of persons nominated as standing nominated, and no others, shall be entitled to have their names inserted in the ballot paper.

(2)

Every ballot paper shall be in the form in the Appendix, and shall be printed in accordance with the directions in that Appendix, and—

(a)

shall contain the names and other particulars of the candidates as shown in the statement of persons nominated;

(b)

shall be capable of being folded up;

(c)

shall have a number F1and other unique identifying mark printed on the back;

F2(d)

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F3(e)

must be of a different colour from that of any ballot papers used at an election the poll for which is taken together with the poll for the local election.

F4(2A)

If F5, on behalf of a candidate who is the subject of a party's authorisation under rule 5A(1) F6, the registered nominating officer of that party so requests, the ballot paper shall contain, against the candidate's particulars, the party's registered emblem (or, as the case may be, one of the party's registered emblems).

(2B)

The request must—

(a)

be made in writing to the returning officer, and

(b)

be received by him before the last time for the delivery of nomination papers.

F7(2C)

If, on behalf of a candidate who is the subject of two or more parties' authorisations under rule 5A(1B) the registered nominating officers of those parties so request, the ballot paper must contain, against the candidate's particulars, the registered emblem of one of those parties (or, as the case may be, one of its registered emblems).

(2D)

The request mentioned in paragraph (2C) must be—

(a)

made in writing by the nominating officers of the parties jointly to the returning officer, and

(b)

received by the returning officer before the last time for the delivery of nomination papers.

(3)

The order of the names in the ballot paper shall be the same as in the statement of persons nominated.

F8(4)

In this rule “registered nominating officer” means the person registered as a party's nominating officer under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 or a person authorised by the nominating officer to act on his or her behalf.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 5 rule 16(2)(c) inserted (1.7.2008) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 47, 77(2), Sch. 1 para. 59(2); S.I. 2008/1316, art. 2(3), 5(f)(iii)
F2: Sch. 5 rule 16(2)(d) omitted (16.12.2010) by virtue of Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 54(2) (with art. 1(3))
F3: 2001 c. 7
F4: SI 2001/417
F5: Words in Sch. 5 rule 16(2A) inserted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 54(3)(a) (with art. 1(3))
F6: Words in Sch. 5 rule 16(2A) inserted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 54(3)(a) (with art. 1(3))
F7: Sch. 5 rule 16(2C)(2D) inserted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 54(3)(b) (with art. 1(3))
F8: Sch. 5 rule 16(4) inserted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 54(4) (with art. 1(3))

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Refs. to registration officer, returning officer or electoral officer are to be construed as refs. to Chief Electoral Officer, 1972 NI 13

Notes on Schedule 5

Textual amendments

F1: SI 1985/454

Modifications

C1: Sch. 5 modified (12.12.2013) by The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3156), arts. 1(1), 10(1), Sch. (with art. 10(2)) (as amended (15.9.2014) by S.I. 2014/1116, arts. 1(1), 10(2)(4); (13.7.2020) by S.I. 2020/635, arts. 1(2), 12 (with art. 1(3)))