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  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2007",
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  "heading": "Challenge of voter or proxy",
  "text": "A person must not be prevented from voting by reason only that—\n(a) any petition organiser or polling observer permitted to be present in accordance with rule 23(1) declares that he has reasonable cause to believe that the person has committed an offence of personation, or\n(b) the person is arrested on the grounds that he is suspected of committing or of being about to commit such an offence.",
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