{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-elections-amendment-rules-2016/rule-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-elections-amendment-rules-2016/rule-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/24",
  "legislation_title": "The Greater London Authority Elections (Amendment) Rules 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-elections-amendment-rules-2016",
  "path": "rule/8",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Ballot papers",
  "text": "(1) In rule 17 of Schedule 1 (ballot papers), in paragraph (3)(a), after “must” insert “, so far as practicable for the purposes of electronic counting,”.\n(2) In rule 18 of Schedule 2 (ballot papers), in paragraph (4)(a), after “must” insert “, so far as practicable for the purposes of electronic counting,”.\n(3) In rule 17 of Schedule 3 (ballot papers), in paragraph (3)(a), after “must” insert “, so far as practicable for the purposes of electronic counting,”.\n(4) In rule 3 of Schedule 4 (manual count rules), in table 1 (modifications), at the beginning, insert—\n“\nCMER rule 17 (ballot papers)\nIn paragraph (3)(a) omit “, so far as practicable for the purposes of electronic counting,”\nLMER rule 18 (ballot papers)\nIn paragraph (4)(a) omit “, so far as practicable for the purposes of electronic counting,”\nMER rule 17 (ballot papers)\nIn paragraph (3)(a) omit “, so far as practicable for the purposes of electronic counting,”\n”.\n(5) In rule 17 of Schedule 5 (ballot papers), in paragraph (3)(a), after “must” insert “, so far as practicable for the purposes of electronic counting,”.\n(6) In rule 18 of Schedule 6 (ballot papers), in paragraph (4)(a), after “must” insert “, so far as practicable for the purposes of electronic counting,”.\n(7) In rule 17 of Schedule 7 (ballot papers), in paragraph (3)(a), after “must” insert “, so far as practicable for the purposes of electronic counting,”.\n(8) In rule 2(1) of Schedule 8 (combined manual count rules), in the table (modifications), at the beginning insert—\n“\nCMER rule 17 (ballot papers)\nIn paragraph (3)(a) omit “, so far as practicable for the purposes of electronic counting,”\nLMER rule 18 (ballot papers)\nIn paragraph (4)(a) omit “, so far as practicable for the purposes of electronic counting,”\nMER rule 17 (ballot papers)\nIn paragraph (3)(a) omit “, so far as practicable for the purposes of electronic counting,”\n”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/24/rule/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:28:25.300596+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}