# The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) Rules 2006, Paragraph 9: Publication of statement of persons nominated


(1) The returning officer must prepare and publish a statement showing the persons who have been and stand nominated and any other persons who have been nominated, with the reason why they no longer stand nominated.
(2) The statement must show the names ... and descriptions of the persons nominated as given in their nomination papers.
(2A) The statement must also show the following information contained in the home address form—
(a) where the statement mentioned in rule 4(6)(a) is made requiring his home address not to be made public, the information mentioned in rule 4(6)(b),
(b) in any other case, the address of the persons nominated.
(3) If a person’s nomination paper gives a commonly used surname or forename in accordance with rule 4(3), the statement must show the person’s commonly used surname or forename (as the case may be) instead of the other surname or forename.
(4) Paragraph (3) does not apply if the returning officer thinks—
(a) that the use of the person’s commonly used name may be likely to mislead or confuse electors, or
(b) that the commonly used name is obscene or offensive.
(5) If paragraph (4) applies, the returning officer must give notice in writing to the candidate of his reasons for refusing to allow the use of a commonly used name.
(6) The statement must show the persons standing nominated arranged alphabetically in the order of their surnames, and if there are two or more of them with the same surname, of their other names.
(6A) Where—
(a) two or more of the names shown on the statement are the same or so similar as to be likely to cause confusion,
(b) each of the persons in question has made the statement mentioned in rule 4(6)(a), and
(c) the information mentioned in rule 4(6)(b) is the same for each of them,
(i) the returning officer may cause any of their particulars to be shown on the statement with such amendments or additions as the officer thinks appropriate in order to reduce the likelihood of confusion.
(6B) Where it is practicable to do so before the publication of the statement, the returning officer must consult any person whose particulars are to be amended or added to under paragraph (6A).
(6C) The returning officer must give notice in writing to any person whose particulars are amended or added to under paragraph (6A).
(6D) Anything done by a returning officer in pursuance of paragraph (6A) must not be questioned in any proceedings other than proceedings on an election petition.
(6E) A returning officer must have regard to any guidance issued by the Electoral Commission for the purposes of paragraph (6A).
(7) In the case of a person nominated by more than one nomination paper, the returning officer must take the particulars required by the foregoing provisions of this rule from such one of the papers as the candidate (or the returning officer in default of the candidate) may select.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/3304/schedule/2/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-principal-areas-england-and-wales-rules-2006/schedule-2/paragraph-9
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