# The Greater London Authority Elections Rules 2000, Paragraph 12: The count (CMER 40, LMER and MER 41)


(1) In any case to which rule 6(1)(b) applies, the ballot boxes from each polling station shall be opened together, and the ballot papers counted and verified together.
(2) The hours between 5 in the afternoon and 10 on the following morning may be excluded only with the prior consent of the GLRO.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/208/schedule/4/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-elections-rules-2000/schedule-4/paragraph-12
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