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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/284",
  "legislation_title": "The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2003",
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  "number": "31",
  "heading": "Provision of polling stations",
  "text": "(1) At an Assembly election the constituency returning officer shall provide a sufficient number of polling stations and, subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, shall allot the electors to the polling stations in such manner as he thinks most convenient.\n(2) One or more polling stations may be provided in the same room.\n(3) The polling station allotted to electors from any polling district shall be in the polling place for that district.\n(4) The constituency returning officer shall provide each polling station with such number of compartments as may be necessary for an Assembly election in which the voters can mark their votes screened from observation.",
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