Paragraph 8

In Schedule 5, for the directions for printing Form 7, (ballot paper for Mayoral elections), substitute—

“Directions as to printing the ballot paper

1.

The ballot paper shall contain no words or marks other than—

(a)

the headings “ELECTION OF MAYOR” and “YOU HAVE TWO VOTES”;

(b)

those necessary—

(i)

to give effect to the provisions of rules 16(3)(b), (d) and (e) and 16(4) of the MER and to paragraph 2 below; and

(ii)

for its recognition and counting by the electronic counting equipment;

(c)

the instruction (to be inserted on the back of ballot papers other than postal ballot papers) “DO NOT FOLD”;

(d)

the instruction “VOTE ONCE IN EACH COLUMN”;

(e)

adjacent to the columns in which the first preference vote and the second preference vote are to be marked, the words “1st Choice” and “2nd Choice”, respectively; and

(f)

where the GLRO has determined that two or more ballot papers shall appear on the same sheet of paper, any words or marks authorised to be printed on those ballot papers.

2.

So far as practicable, the following arrangements shall be observed in the printing of the ballot paper—

(a)

the space allocated to the names of the candidates shall be divided equally between them;

(b)

different fonts and sizes of character may be used for—

(i)

surnames,

(ii)

other names,

(iii)

addresses, or

(iv)

other particulars,

but fonts and sizes of character shall not otherwise vary as between the surnames, other names, addresses and other particulars of any of the candidates;

(c)

the space allocated to the emblem of each candidate whose request for the appearance on the ballot paper of his party’s registered emblem (or one of them) has been duly made shall be the same as that allocated to the emblem of every other such candidate;

(d)

where an emblem is to be printed against a candidate’s particulars it shall be printed between the column where the candidate’s number on the ballot paper is printed and the column in which the candidate’s particulars are printed;

(e)

on the front or back of the ballot paper the number shall be printed in small characters; and

(f)

the instruction referred to in paragraph 1(c) shall be printed in large capital letters.”