Paragraph 25 Issue of official poll cards

Northern Ireland

(1)

The returning officer shall as soon as practicable F1after the publication of the notice of election send to electors and their proxies an official poll card F2....

(2)

An elector's official poll card shall be sent or delivered to his qualifying address, F3....

F4(2A)

A proxy’s official poll card shall be sent or delivered to the address which—

(a)

is shown as the proxy’s address in the list of proxies; or

(b)

in the case of a proxy for an elector with an anonymous entry, would be so shown but for paragraph 2(4A) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 1985.

(3)

The official poll card shall be in the form prescribed in the Appendix and shall set out—

(a)

the name of the district electoral area;

(b)

the elector's name, qualifying address and number on the register;

(c)

the date and hours of the poll and the situation of the elector's polling station F5; and

(d)

such other information as the returning officer thinks appropriate;

and different information may be provided in pursuance of sub-paragraph (d) to different electors or descriptions of electors.

F6(3A)

An official poll card issued under this rule may be combined with an official poll card issued at a parliamentary election.

(4)

Paragraph (7) of rule 6 applies for the interpretation of this rule.

F7(5)

In the case of an elector with an anonymous entry, the official poll card must not include the elector’s name or qualifying address or the situation of the elector’s polling station.

(6)

In this rule, reference to an official poll card includes an official postal poll card.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 5 rule 25(1) inserted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 59(2) (with art. 1(3))
F2: Words in Sch. 5 rule 25(1) omitted (15.9.2014) by virtue of The Anonymous Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1116), arts. 1(1), 6(8)(a)
F3: Words in Sch. 5 rule 25(2) omitted (15.9.2014) by virtue of The Anonymous Registration (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1880), arts. 1(1), 3(2)(a)
F4: Sch. 5 rule 25(2A) inserted (15.9.2014) by The Anonymous Registration (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1880), arts. 1(1), 3(2)(b)
F5: Words in Sch. 5 rule 25(3) inserted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 59(3) (with art. 1(3))
F6: 2001 c. 7
F7: Sch. 5 rule 25(5)(6) inserted (15.9.2014) by The Anonymous Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1116), arts. 1(1), 6(8)(b)

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)))