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Paragraph 25 Voter without ballot paper

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

A voter who has not received a voting pack by the day falling 7 days before the day on which the poll closes may apply to the returning officer for a replacement voting pack.

(2)

Such an application—

(a)

may be made in writing or in person; and

(b)

must include evidence of the voter’s identity.

(3)

The returning officer must issue a replacement voting pack only if—

(a)

the application is made at least 24 hours before the poll closes; and

(b)

the officer—

(i)

is satisfied as to the voter’s identity; and

(ii)

has no reason to doubt that the voter did not receive the original voting pack.

(4)

The returning officer must keep a list containing—

(a)

the name and address of each voter to whom a replacement voting pack is issued; and

(b)

the number of the ballot paper contained in missing voting pack and of its replacement in respect of each such voter.

(5)

Rules 21 and 22 apply to replacement voting packs as they apply to any voting pack (although a returning officer may hand a replacement voting pack to a voter in person).