Paragraph 49 Rule 23 of community election rules (equipment of polling stations)

After rule 23(1) of the community election rules there shall be inserted—

“(1A)

The same ballot box shall be used for the poll at the community election and at the polls at the Assembly election and any other local government election.”.

For rule 23(5) of the community election rules^f1 there shall be substituted—

“(5)

In every compartment of every polling station there shall be exhibited the notice—

(a)

in respect of a local government election—

(i)

where there is more than one candidate to be returned for an electoral area—

• “Vote for no more than … candidates on the local government ballot paper coloured [colour of ballot paper]. Put no other marks on the ballot paper or your votes may not be counted.

• Peidiwch â phleidleisio dros fwy nag … o ymgeiswyr ar y papur pleidleisio llywodraeth leol lliw lliw'r papur pleidleisio]. Peidiwch â rhoi unrhyw farcian eraill ar y papur pleidleisio, neu fe all na chaiff eich pleidlais ei chyfrif.”, or

  1. (ii)

     where there is one candidate to be returned for an electoral area—

• “Vote for no more than one candidate on the local government ballot paper coloured [colour of ballot paper]. Put no other mark on the ballot paper or your vote may not be counted.

• Peidiwch â phleidleisio dros fwy nag un ymgeisydd ar y papur pleidleisio llywodraeth leol lliw [lliw'r papur pleidleisio]. Peidiwch â rhoi unrhyw farc arall ar y papur pleidleisio, neu fe all na chaiffeich pleidlais ei chyfrif.”,

  1. (b)

     in respect of an Assembly election for an Assembly constituency—

• “Vote for one candidate only on the constituency ballot paper coloured [colour of ballot paper]. Put no other mark on the ballot paper or your vote may not be counted.

• Pleidleisiwch dros un ymgeisydd yn unig ar y papur pleidleisio etholaeth lliw [lliw'r papur pleidleisio]. Peidiwch â rhoi unrhyw farc arall ar y papur pleidleisio, neu fe all na chaiff eich pleidlais ei chyfrif.”, and

  1. (c)

     in respect of an Assembly election for an Assembly electoral region—

• “Vote once only on the regional ballot paper coloured [colour of ballot paper]. Put no other mark on the ballot paper or your vote may not be counted.

• Pleidleisiwch unwaith yn unig ar y papur pleidleisio rhanbarthol lliw [lliw'r papur pleidleisio]. Peidiwch â rhoi unrhyw farc arall ar y papur pleidleisio, ne fe all na chaiff eich pleidlais ei chyfrif.””.