Rule 23 Notice of pollI1

England and Wales

(1)

The returning officer must publish notice of the poll stating—

(a)

the day and hours fixed for the poll;

(b)

particulars of each candidate remaining validly nominated (the names and other particulars of the candidates, and the order of their names being the same as in the statement of persons nominated); and

(c)

the names of all persons signing a candidate’s nomination paper.

(2)

Where a candidate is nominated by more than one nomination paper, the nomination paper referred to in paragraph (1)(c) must be that from which the names and other particulars of the candidate shown in the statement of persons nominated are taken.

(3)

The returning officer must, not later than the time of the publication of the notice of the poll, also give public notice of—

(a)

the situation of each polling station; and

(b)

the description of voters entitled to vote there,

and he must as soon as practicable after giving such a notice give a copy of it to each of the election agents.

(4)

The notice published under paragraph (3) above shall—

(a)

state that the poll at the mayoral election is to be taken together with the poll at a relevant election or referendum;

(b)

specify the parliamentary constituency^f1, F1... Assembly constituency, voting area or, as the case may be, the relevant local authority and, in the case of an election to fill a casual vacancy, the electoral area for which the relevant election is held, and

(c)

where the polls are to be taken together in part of the electoral area only, specify that part.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 3 rule 23(4)(b) revoked (31.12.2020) by The European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1310), reg. 1, Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1389, regs. 1, 2(2))

Commencement

I1: Sch. 3 rule 23 in force at 27.3.2007, see reg. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1: For the meaning of “parliamentary constituency”, see section 1 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (c.56)