Paragraph 6 Subscription of nomination paper

The nomination paper must be subscribed by two electors as proposer and seconder.

Where a nomination paper has the signatures of more than the required number of persons as proposing or seconding the nomination of a candidate, the signature or signatures appearing first on the paper in each category must be taken into account to the exclusion of any others in that category.

The nomination paper must give the electoral number of each person subscribing it.

The returning officer—

but it is not necessary for a nomination or consent to nomination to be on a form supplied by the returning officer.

A person must not subscribe more nomination papers than there are vacancies to be filled in the electoral area; nor subscribe any nomination paper in respect of an election in any other ward of the same parish F1... whilst the election in the first-mentioned ward is taking place: Provided that a person shall not be prevented from subscribing a nomination paper by reason only of his having subscribed that of a candidate who has died or withdrawn before delivery of the first mentioned paper.

If a person subscribes any nomination paper in contravention of paragraph (5), his signature shall be inoperative on all but those papers (up to the permitted number) which are first delivered.

In this rule “elector”—

But, in this rule, “elector” does not include a person who has an anonymous entry in the register.