Paragraph 6 Subscription of nomination paper

(1)

The nomination paper must be subscribed by two electors as proposer and seconder F1....

(2)

Where a nomination paper has the signatures of more than the required number of persons as proposing F2or seconding the nomination of a candidate, the signature F3... appearing first on the paper in each category must be taken into account to the exclusion of any others in that category.

(3)

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

(4)

The returning officer—

(a)

must supply any elector with as many forms of nomination paper and forms of consent to nomination as may be required at the place and during the time for delivery of nomination papers, and

(b)

must at any elector’s request prepare a nomination paper for signature,

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

(5)

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 electoral area of the same local government area whilst the election in the first-mentioned electoral area 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from subscribing a nomination paper by reason only of his having subscribed that of a candidate who has died or withdrawn before delivery of the first mentioned paper.

(6)

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.

(7)

In this rule “elector”—

(a)

means a person who is registered in the register of local government electors for the electoral area in question on the last day for the publication of notice of the election; and

(b)

includes a person then shown in the register as below voting age if (but only if) it appears from the register that he will be of voting age on the day fixed for the poll.

(8)

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

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 3 rule 6(1) omitted (with effect in accordance with rule 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/1029), rules 1(2), 3(2)(a)
F2: Words in Sch. 3 rule 6(2) substituted (with effect in accordance with rule 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/1029), rules 1(2), 3(2)(b)(i)
F3: Words in Sch. 3 rule 6(2) omitted (with effect in accordance with rule 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/1029), rules 1(2), 3(2)(b)(ii)

Notes on Schedule 3

Modifications

C1: Sch. 3 modified (1.2.2007) by The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/236), art. 1(1), Sch. 4 Pt. 3
C2: Sch. 3 applied (with modifications) (E.) (18.2.2012) by The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/444), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 1 Table 9 (with reg. 27)
C3: Sch. 3 applied (with modifications) (W.) (4.12.2020) by The Local Government (Coronavirus) (Postponement of Elections) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1399), regs. 2, 6(3)(4)