# The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 1985, Paragraph 13: Receipt of covering envelope


The returning officer shall, immediately on receipt (whether by hand or by post) of a covering envelope before the close of the poll, place it unopened in a postal voters' ballot box locked and sealed in accordance with paragraph 10.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1985/454/schedule/2/part/III/paragraph/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-northern-ireland-order-1985/schedule-2/part-III/paragraph-13
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