Paragraph 26A F1

(1)

A person who—

(a)

is with another person at a polling booth, and

(b)

intends to influence that other person to vote in a particular way or to refrain from voting,

commits an offence.

(2)

A person who—

(a)

is near a polling booth when another person is at that booth, and

(b)

intends to influence that other person to vote in a particular way or to refrain from voting,

commits an offence.

(3)

For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a)

a “polling booth” is a compartment in a polling station in which voters can mark votes screened from observation;

(b)

assisting a person with voting, in accordance with rule 36 of Schedule 5 or any other legislation, is not influencing that person to vote in a particular way or to refrain from voting;

(c)

a person may be near one polling booth while at a different polling booth.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 9 para. 26A inserted (2.5.2024) by Ballot Secrecy Act 2023 (c. 12), ss. 2(1)(b), 3(4); S.I. 2023/1145, reg. 8

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 NINTH

Textual amendments

F1: mod. SI 2003/1557