Paragraph 8 Ballot paper envelope

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

Sch. 2 para. 17A(1)(a) words omitted by Local Elections (Forms) 2015 art. 3(3)(a)
Sch. 2 para. 17A(1A) inserted by Local Elections (Forms) 2015 art. 3(3)(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 9(1) Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 9 renumbered as Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 9(1) by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 4(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 9(2) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 4(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 3(9)(10) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 4(3)
Sch. 2 para. 1(2)(za) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(a)(i)
Sch. 2 para. 1(4)(ba) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(a)(ii)
Sch. 2 para. 2(4A) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(b)
Sch. 2 para. 4(1A) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(c)(i)
Sch. 2 para. 4(4)(b) word inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(c)(ii)
Sch. 2 para. 4(4)(c) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(c)(ii)
Sch.2, Pt.I, para.6(2)(b) substituted by Local Elections 1997 art.3(2)
Sch.2, Pt.I, para.6(2)(d) substituted by Local Elections 1997 art.3(3)
Sch.2, Pt.I, para.6(2)(e) (f) revoked by Local Elections 1997 art.3(4)
Sch.2, Pt.I, para.8(6)(a) amended by Local Elections 1997 art.4(a)
Sch.2, Pt.I, para.8(6)(a) amended by Local Elections 1997 art.4(b)
Sch.2, Pt.I, para.11(1)(2) amended by Local Elections 1997 art.4(a)
Sch.2, Pt.I, para.11(3) amended by Local Elections 1997 art.4(b)
Sch.2, Pt.I, para.11(5) amended by Local Elections 1997 art.4(a)
sch. 2 Pt. I replaced by Local Elections 1987
sch. 2 Pt. II revoked by Local Elections 1987
sch. 2 Pt. III amended by Local Elections 1987
sch. 2 Pt. III para. 15 amended by Local Elections 1990
Sch. 2 para. 9(1) words omitted by Local Elections 2023 art. 2
Sch. 2 para. 12(4)-(8) inserted by Local Elections 2023 art. 3
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Form 1 substituted by Local Elections 2023 Sch. 3
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 6(3) inserted by Elections Act 2001 Sch. para. 31(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 8(1) Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 8 renumbered as para. 8(1) by Elections Act 2001 Sch. para. 31(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 8(2) inserted by Elections Act 2001 Sch. para. 31(3)
Sch.2, para.3(2)(b) amended by Local Government Elections (Changes to the Franchise and Qualification of Members) 1995 reg.5(2), Sch.2, para.10
Sch.2, Appx., Form amended by Local Government Elections (Changes to the Franchise and Qualification of Members) 1995 reg.5(2), Sch.2, para.11
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 modified by Local Elections 2013 art. 10(1) Sch.
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(4)(b)(iii) and word inserted by Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme (Consequential Provisions: Subordinate Legislation) 2013 art. 33
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(2)(b) word substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 3(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(2)(c) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 3(3)(a)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(2)(c) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 3(3)(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(4)(b) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 3(4)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 4(10A) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 4
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 5(1) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 5(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 5(1) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 5(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 5B 5C inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 6
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6 heading words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(1)(2) word substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(3)(a)(b)(c) word substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(2) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(4)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(2)(b)(ba) substituted for Sch. 2 para. 6(2)(b) by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(5)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(2)(f) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(6)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(3)(aa) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(7)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(4)(a) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(8)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(4)(b) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(9)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(5) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(10)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7 words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 8(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7(1)(c) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 8(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7(2)(a) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 8(4)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7(2) words omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 8(5)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7(3) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 8(6)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7A inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 9
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(2)(d) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(2)(a)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(2)(d) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(2)(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(3)(e) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(3)(a)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(3)(e) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(3)(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(4)(a) word omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(4)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(4)(c) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(5)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(5)(a) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(6)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(5)(a) word omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(7)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(5)(aa) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(8)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(5)(b) word omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(9)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(6)(d) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(10)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(7)(a) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(11)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(7)(aa)(ab) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(12)
Sch. 2 para. 8(8)(d) word omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(13)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 11(6) words omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 11
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 12(1A)(1B) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 12(2)
Sch. 2 para. 12(2) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 12(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 12(1)-(4) omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 13(2)
Sch. 2 para. 12(8) omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 13(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 12(6) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 13(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 12(7) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 13(4)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1 words omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 16
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 2 words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 17
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 3(1)(e) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 18(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 3(2) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 18(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 3(3) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 18(4)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 6 heading substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 19(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 6(1) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 19(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 6(4) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 19(4)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 8(1) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 20(2)(a)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 8(1) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 20(2)(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 8(1) words omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 20(2)(c)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 8(1A)(1B) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 20(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 8(2A) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 20(4)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 9 substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 21
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 10 omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 22
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 11 substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 23
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 12(1) word inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 24(2)(a)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 12(1) words omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 24(2)(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 12(2) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 24(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 12(3) word inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 24(4)(a)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 12(3) words omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 24(4)(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 12(5)(6) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 24(5)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 14(4) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 25
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 16(3) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 26
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 17(5)-(7) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 27
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 17A(1)(b) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 28(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 17A(6)(b) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 28(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 17C word substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 29
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 19(1) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 30(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 19(3) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 30(3)
Sch. 2 para. 3(1A) inserted by Elections Act 2022 Sch. 6 para. 28(2)
Sch. 2 para. 3(2)(a) word omitted by Elections Act 2022 Sch. 6 para. 28(3)(a)
Sch. 2 para. 3(2)(b) omitted by Elections Act 2022 Sch. 6 para. 28(3)(b)
Sch. 2 para. 3(4)-(4B) substituted for Sch. 2 para. 3(4) by Elections Act 2022 Sch. 6 para. 28(4)
Sch. 2 para. 9(1) words inserted by Elections Act 2022 Sch. 6 para. 29
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 3(1) modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 42
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 6(3) modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 44
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 8(2) modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 45
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 16(3) modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 47
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 17B(2)(a) modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 48(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 17B(2)(c) modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 48(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 18 modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 49
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 19 modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 50(10)
Sch. 2 para. 4(6)(b) word inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(c)(iii)
Sch. 2 para. 4(6)(c) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(c)(iii)
Sch. 2 para. 4(8A)(8B) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(c)(iv)
Sch. 2 para. 4(10)(ba) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(c)(v)
Sch. 2 para. 5(1)(d) word inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(d)
Sch. 2 para. 5(1)(e) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(e)
Sch. 2 para. 5C(1) Sch. 2 para. 5C renumbered as Sch. 2 para. 5C(1) by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(f)
Sch. 2 para. 5C(2) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(f)
Sch. 2 para. 10(1) Sch. 2 para. 10 renumbered as Sch. 2 para. 10(1) by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(g)
Sch. 2 para. 10(2) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(g)
Sch. 2 para. 15(5A) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(h)
Sch. 2 para. 16 words substituted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(i)
Sch. 2 para. 1 words inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(a)
Sch. 2 para. 2 words inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(b)
Sch. 2 para. 5(3) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(c)
Sch. 2 para. 6(4)(a) words inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(d)(i)
Sch. 2 para. 6(4)(b) words inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(d)(ii)
Sch. 2 para. 12(6)(a) words added by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(e)(i)
Sch. 2 para. 12(6)(c) words added by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(e)(ii)
Sch. 2 para. 12A inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(f)
Sch. 2 para. 15(1) Sch. 2 para. 15 renumbered as Sch. 2 para. 15(1) by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(g)
Sch. 2 para. 15(2) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(g)
Sch. 2 para. 19(1)(a) word inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(h)(i)
Sch. 2 para. 19(1)(aa) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(h)(ii)
Sch. 2 para. 6(4)(b)(ii) word omitted by Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 2016 reg. 10(a)
Sch. 2 para. 6(4)(iv) and preceding word inserted by Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 2016 reg. 10(b)
Sch. 2 para. 3(4) restricted by Elections Act 2022 (Commencement No. 9, Transitional and Savings Provisions and Appointed and Specified Days) and Ballot Secrecy Act 2023 (Commencement) 2023 Sch. para. 4
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(1) Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1 renumbered as Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(1) by Local Elections 2024 art. 4(a)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(1) words inserted by Local Elections 2024 art. 4(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1(2) inserted by Local Elections 2024 art. 4(c)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 15 heading words inserted by Local Elections 2024 art. 5(a)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 15(1) words substituted by Local Elections 2024 art. 5(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 15A-15L inserted by Local Elections 2024 art. 6
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 17(4A) inserted by Local Elections 2024 art. 7(a)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 17(5) words substituted by Local Elections 2024 art. 7(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 19(1) word inserted by Local Elections 2024 art. 8(a)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 19(2A) inserted by Local Elections 2024 art. 8(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 19(3) words inserted by Local Elections 2024 art. 8(c)
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 19(4) inserted by Local Elections 2024 art. 8(d)

The returning officer shall, in addition to the ballot paper, declaration of identity and envelope for their return (hereinafter referred to as a “covering envelope”) which he is required by rule 21 of the elections rules to send to a postal voter, send a smaller envelope marked “ballot paper envelope” bearing the number of the ballot paper.