Paragraph 60N Transfers under rules 60J and 60K: supplementary provisionF1
Each transfer under rule 60J or 60K of all transferable papers from a candidate who has a surplus constitutes a stage in the count.
The returning officer must, on the completion of that stage—
record the total transfer value of the votes transferred to each candidate,
add that value to the previous total of votes recorded for each candidate and record the new total,
record as non-transferable votes the difference between the surplus and the total transfer value of the transferred votes, and
add that difference to the previously recorded total of non-transferable votes.
The returning officer must then compare—
the total number of votes then recorded for all the candidates, together with the total number of non-transferable votes, with
the recorded total of valid first preference votes.
All ballot papers transferred under rule 60J or 60K must be clearly marked, either individually or as a group, so as to indicate the transfer value at which the vote on the paper is transferred or, as the case may be, the transfer value of all the votes on the papers in that group.
The returning officer must include a ballot paper in the group of non-transferable papers formed under rule 60J or 60K(2) if—
the returning officer is of the opinion that the ballot paper indicates that the preference next in the order of preference has been given to two or more candidates (whether or not consecutive candidates),
the returning officer is of the opinion that the next preference on the ballot paper (whether or not for a continuing candidate) does not follow consecutively after the preference immediately before it, or
it is unclear to the returning officer for any other reason which candidate is next in the order of preference.
For the meaning of “surplus”, see rule 60F.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Sch. 1 Pt. 4A inserted (9.10.2023) by The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Single Transferable Vote) (Wales) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/1064), rules 1(2), 4(2)