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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-elections-rules-2000/schedule-6/paragraph-2n1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/208",
  "legislation_title": "The Greater London Authority Elections Rules 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-elections-rules-2000",
  "path": "schedule/6/paragraph/2n1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Where votes are counted by electronic means, the CMER, the LMER and, subject to paragraph 4, the MER, shall have effect as if—\n(a) any reference to the counting of votes, in whatever terms, included a reference to counting by electronic means;\n(b) CMER 16, LMER 17 and MER 17 (the official mark) were omitted;\n(c) in the rule bearing the number set out in column (1) of the Table below—\n(i) where there is an entry in respect of that rule in column (2) but no corresponding entry in column (3), the words set out, or the paragraph or sub-paragraph specified, in column (2) were omitted;\n(ii) where there are entries in both columns (2) and (3), for the sub-paragraph specified, or for the words set out, in column (2) there were substituted the sub-paragraph or words set out in column (3);\n(iii) where there is an entry in respect of that rule in column (4), the words set out in that column were inserted in the position specified; and\n(d) for forms 5, 6 and 7 there were substituted forms which comply with the directions for printing set out in paragraph 3.\nTABLE\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\nRule\nParagraph, sub-paragraph or words omitted (if any)\nSub-paragraphs or words substituted (if any)\nWords inserted (if any)\nCMER 22\nLMER 23\nMER23\n(appointment of presiding officers and clerks)\nafter the words “such clerks”, the words “and technical assistants”\nCMER 27\nLMER 28\nMER 28\n(admission to polling station)\nafter the words “the clerks”, the words “and technical assistants”\nCMER 32\nLMER 33\nMER 33\n(voting procedure)\nIn paragraph (1), sub-paragraph (a);\nIn paragraph (2)—\n“and fold it up so as to conceal his vote,”;\n“so as to disclose the official mark,”; and\n“so folded up”\nCMER 39\n(attendance at counting of votes)\nLMER 40\nMER 40\n(attendance at local count)\nafter “his clerks”, the words “or his technical assistants”\nCMER 40\n(the count)\nsub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (1) and paragraphs (3) and (6)\nLMER 41 (the local count)\nsub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (1)\nin paragraph (2) “shall mix together all of the ballot papers used in the Assembly constituency at the London members election and”\nparagraph (5)\nMER 41 (the local count)\nsub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (1)\nin paragraph (3), the words from “mix together” to “and”\nparagraph (6)\nCME 41, LMER 42\n(rejected ballot papers)\nIn paragraph (3), at the end, “but no such endorsement need be made where a ballot paper is rejected because no mark has been placed on it”\nMER 42 (rejected ballot papers)\nIn paragraph (4), at the end, “but no such endorsement need be made where a ballot paper that is not rejected on other grounds discloses no mark in the columns headed “1st Choice” and “2nd Choice””\nMER 45 (procedure at conclusion of local count)\nSub-paragraphs (c) and (d) of paragraph (1)\n“(c) the way in which voters have cast their votes”\nMER 47 (the first calculation and resolution of equality)\nParagraphs (1) to (3) and (4)(b) and, in paragraph (6) the words “an election is contested by only two candidates and”\nIn paragraph (6), “them”\n“the candidates”\nMER 48 (the count of second preference votes)\nparagraphs (1) and (3) to (5)\nMER 49 (the second calculation and resolution of equality)\nparagraphs (2) to (4) and, in paragraph (1), the words “(as applied by rule 48)”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/208/schedule/6/paragraph/2n1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:22:02.428569+00:00"
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  "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."
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