Paragraph 35 Voting procedure
A ballot paper shall be delivered to a voter who applies for one, and immediately before delivery—
the ballot paper shall be stamped with the official mark;
the number and name of the elector as stated in the copy of the register of electors shall be called out;
the number of the elector shall be marked on the counterfoil;
a mark shall be placed in the register of electors against the number of the elector to denote that a ballot paper has been received but without showing the particular ballot paper which has been received; and
in the case of a person applying for a ballot paper as proxy, a mark shall be placed against his name in the list of proxies.
The voter, on receiving the ballot paper, shall forthwith proceed into one of the compartments in the polling station and there secretly mark his paper and fold it up so as to conceal his vote, and shall then show to the presiding officer the back of the paper, so as to disclose the official mark, and put the ballot paper so folded up into the ballot box in the presiding officer’s presence.
The voter shall vote without undue delay, and shall leave the polling station as soon as he has put his ballot paper into the ballot box.
At a London Members election held with the poll at a relevant election or referendum, the same copy of the register of electors which is used under paragraph (1) for the London Members election may be used for each relevant election or referendum, and one mark may be placed in that register or in the list of proxies to denote that a ballot paper has been received in respect of each relevant election or referendum; except that where a ballot paper is not issued for each relevant election or referendum, a different mark shall be placed in the register or, as the case may be, list of proxies, so as to identify the election or referendum in respect of which the ballot paper was issued.