{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-elections-amendment-rules-2026/rule-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/450",
  "legislation_title": "The Greater London Authority Elections (Amendment) Rules 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-elections-amendment-rules-2026",
  "path": "rule/2",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Greater London Authority Elections Rules 2007",
  "text": "(1) The 2007 Rules are amended as follows.\n(2) In paragraph 3 of Schedule 4, in Table 1—\n(a) in the entry for CMER rule 47, LMER rule 48 and MER rule 47 (attendance at verification etc.), in the second column for the modifications to paragraph (1) substitute—\n“In paragraph (1)—\n(a) for “verification” substitute “separation, verification”;\n(b) for “the time” substitute “each time”;\n(c) for “verify” substitute “separate, verify”.”;\n(b) in the entry “CMER rule 49 (verification and the count)”, in the second column, for substituted paragraph (4) substitute—\n“(4) After completing the proceedings under paragraph (1) or (1A), the CRO—\n(a) must—\n(i) mix any postal ballot papers with the ballot papers from at least one ballot box,\n(ii) mix any ballot papers from a ballot box with the ballot papers from at least one other ballot box, and\n(b) having done so, must count the votes given on the ballot papers used in the election in the Assembly constituency.”;\n(c) in the entry “LMER rule 50 (verification and the local count)”, in the second column, for substituted paragraph (4) substitute—\n“(4) After completing the proceedings under paragraph (1), the CRO—\n(a) must—\n(i) mix any postal ballot papers with the ballot papers from at least one ballot box,\n(ii) mix any ballot papers from a ballot box with the ballot papers from at least one other ballot box, and\n(b) having done so, must count the votes given on the ballot papers used in the election in the Assembly constituency.”;\n(d) in the entry “MER rule 49 (verification and the local count)”, in the second column, for substituted paragraph (4) substitute—\n“(4) After completing the proceedings under paragraph (1) or (1A), the CRO—\n(a) must—\n(i) mix any postal ballot papers with the ballot papers from at least one ballot box,\n(ii) mix any ballot papers from a ballot box with the ballot papers from at least one other ballot box, and\n(b) having done so, must count the votes given on the ballot papers used in the election in the Assembly constituency.”.\n(3) In paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 8, in Table 1—\n(a) in the entry for CMER rule 47, LMER rule 48 and MER rule 47 (attendance at verification etc.), in the second column, before the modifications to paragraph (4) insert “In paragraphs (1)(b) and (2), for “the time” substitute “each time”.”;\n(b) for the entries “CMER rule 49 (verification and the count) and LMER rule 50 (verification and the local count)” and “MER rule 49 (verification and the local count)” substitute—\n“\nCMER rule 49 (verification and the count)\nLMER rule 50 (verification and the local count)\nIn paragraph (1)(a), omit “together”.\nAfter paragraph (1)(d) insert—\n“(da) separate the ballot papers relating to the election from those relating to the other Authority elections.”.\nOmit paragraph (4).\nFor paragraph (8) substitute—\n“(8) After completing the proceedings under paragraph (1) or (2), the CRO—\n(a) must—\n(i) mix any postal ballot papers with the ballot papers from at least one ballot box,\n(ii) mix any ballot papers from a ballot box with the ballot papers from at least one other ballot box, and\n(b) having done so, must count the votes given on the ballot papers used in the election.”.\nIn paragraph (9), omit “cause the electronic counting system to”.\nOmit paragraph (11).\nMER rule 49 (verification and the local count)\nIn paragraph (1)(a), omit “together”.\nAfter paragraph (1)(d) insert—\n“(da) separate the ballot papers relating to the election from those relating to the other Authority elections.”.\nOmit paragraph (4).\nFor paragraph (8) substitute—\n“(8) After completing the proceedings under paragraph (1) or (2), the CRO—\n(a) must—\n(i) mix any postal ballot papers with the ballot papers from at least one ballot box,\n(ii) mix any ballot papers from a ballot box with the ballot papers from at least one other ballot box, and\n(b) having done so, must count the votes given on the ballot papers used in the election in the Assembly constituency.”.\nIn paragraph (9), omit “cause the electronic counting system to”.\nOmit paragraph (11).\n”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/450/rule/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:02:15.532269+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."
}