{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-principal-areas-amendment-rules-1990/article-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-principal-areas-amendment-rules-1990/article-17.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1990/158",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Amendment) Rules 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-principal-areas-amendment-rules-1990",
  "path": "article/17",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In the form set out in paragraph 19(3) of that Schedule–\n(a) in the front of the form–\n(i) the words “(or mark)” and “(or marked)” shall be omitted, and\n(ii) for the words “(CAPITAL LETTERS)” in both places where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “(WRITE CLEARLY)”; and\n(b) in the back of the form–\n(i) in paragraph 1 the words “(or mark)” and “(or marked)” shall be omitted, and\n(ii) for paragraph 4 there shall be substituted the following paragraph–\n“4 Different colours are used for the ballot papers for each election. Each ballot paper has its own ballot paper envelope (the smaller envelope marked “A”), declaration of identity and covering envelope (the larger envelope marked “B”). The covering envelope and declaration of identity for a particular ballot paper are those which refer to the colour of that ballot paper. It is important that you use the correct envelopes and declaration of identity, otherwise your vote may not be counted. You may find it helpful to sort the documents into separate sets, each consisting of a ballot paper, ballot paper envelope, declaration of identity and covering envelope. Then proceed as follows:\n(a) place each ballot paper in the correct smaller envelope and seal it;\n(b) put that envelope, together with the correct declaration of identity, in the correct covering envelope and seal it;\n(c) return the covering envelopes without delay. Ballot papers must be received by the returning officer not later than the close of the poll.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/158/article/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:28:48.641382+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}