Article 2

(1)

The rules in Schedule 2 to the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986^f1 (rules for conduct of parish and community council elections) shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In rule 7(7) (decisions as to validity of nomination papers) the word “paper” shall be omitted.

(3)

Paragraph (3) of rule 17 (use of schools and public rooms) shall be omitted.

(4)

In the Appendix of forms, in the form of declaration of identity–

(a)

in the front of the form–

(i)

the words “(or mark)” and “(or marked)” shall be omitted, and

(ii)

for the words “(CAPITAL LETTERS)” in both places where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “(WRITE CLEARLY)”; and

(b)

in the back of the form–

(i)

in paragraph 1, the words “(or mark)” shall be omitted, and

(ii)

in paragraph 4, the words “, in order to be counted,” shall be omitted.

(5)

In the Appendix of forms, in the form of elector’s official poll card–

(a)

for the first paragraph on the back of the card there shall be substituted–

“This card is for information only. You can vote without it, but it will save time if you take it to the polling station and show it to the clerk there.”, and

(b)

for the fifth paragraph on the back of the card^f2 there shall be substituted–

“The ballot paper tells you how many candidates you may vote for. Do not vote for more than that number. Put no other mark on the ballot paper, or your vote may not be counted.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1986/2215.
f2: That paragraph was amended by rule 2(7) of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (Amendment) Rules 1987 (S.I. 1987/260).