# The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2003, Paragraph 23: The ballot paper at a constituency election


(1) At a constituency election, the ballot of every voter shall consist of a ballot paper.
(2) The persons shown in the statement of persons nominated as standing nominated, and no others, shall be entitled to have their names inserted in the ballot paper.
(3) Every ballot paper shall be in the form in the Appendix, and shall be printed in accordance with the directions in that Appendix and—
(a) shall contain the names and other particulars of the candidates shown in the statement of persons nominated,
(b) shall be capable of being folded up,
(c) shall have a number printed on the back, and
(d) shall have attached a counterfoil with the same number printed on it.
(4) The order of the names in the ballot paper shall be the same as in the statement of persons nominated.
(5) If a certificate received by the constituency returning officer under paragraph 5(1) has requested that the registered political party’s registered emblem (or, as the case may be, one of the party’s registered emblems) is to be shown on the ballot paper against the candidate’s particulars, the ballot paper shall contain that emblem in that way.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/284/schedule/5/paragraph/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-assembly-for-wales-representation-of-the-people-order-2003/schedule-5/paragraph-23
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

