# The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2007 (revoked) S.I. 2007/236 · made 31 January 2007 · revised to 18 July 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/national-assembly-for-wales-representation-of-the-people-order-2007-revoked/pdf/uksi_20070236_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/national-assembly-for-wales-representation-of-the-people-order-2007-revoked/pdf/uksiem_20070236_en.pdf ## Introductory text CONSTITUTIONAL LAW DEVOLUTION, WALES REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE Made 31st January 2007 Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 1: General ## 1 Citation, commencement and revocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 2: Assembly franchise and its exercise ## 3 Voting at Assembly elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Registers of electors etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Registration appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Polling districts and places at Assembly elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Manner of voting at Assembly elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Absent vote at Assembly elections for a particular or an indefinite period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Absent vote at a particular Assembly election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Absent voters lists at Assembly elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Proxies at Assembly elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Voting as proxy at Assembly elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Electors' signatures and use of personal identifier information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Absent voting at Assembly elections: miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Combination of polls at Assembly and local government elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16A Combination of polls at Assembly and police and crime commissioner elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 Rules for Assembly elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 Returning officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 Officers of councils to be placed at disposal of returning officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 Returning officers: discharge of functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 21 Returning officers: correction of procedural errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 Returning officers: general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 Payments by and to returning officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23A Inadequate performance of returning officer: reduction of charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 24 Detailed assessment of returning officer’s account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 25 Loan of equipment for Assembly elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 26 Effect of registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 27 Effect of misdescription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 28 Discharge of registration duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 29 Payment of expenses of registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 30 Personation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 31 Other voting offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 32 Breach of official duty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33 Tampering with nomination papers, ballot papers etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 34 False statements in nomination papers etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 35 Requirement of secrecy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 36 Prohibition on publication of exit polls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 3: The election campaign ## 37 Appointment of election agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 38 Nomination of sub-agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 39 Office of election agent and sub-agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 40 Effect of default in election agent’s appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 41 Control of donations to constituency and individual candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 42 Expenses of constituency candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 43 Constituency and individual candidates: payment of expenses by or through election agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 44 Expenses which may be paid otherwise than by election agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 45 Expenses incurred otherwise than for election purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 46 Constituency and individual candidates: prohibition of expenses not authorised by election agent etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47 Constituency and individual candidates: limitation of election expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 48 Power to vary provisions concerning election expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 49 Time for sending in and paying claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 50 Disputed claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 51 Election agent’s claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52 Constituency and individual candidates: return as to election expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 53 Constituency and individual candidates: declaration as to election expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 54 Party list candidates: declarations as to election expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 55 Circumstances in which no return or declaration is required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 56 Penalty for failure as respects return or declarations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 57 Penalty for sitting or voting where no return and declarations are delivered etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 58 Authorised excuses for failures as to return and declarations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 59 Court’s power to require information from election agent or sub-agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 60 Duty of appropriate returning officer to forward returns and declarations to the Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 61 Publication of time and place of inspection of returns and declarations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 62 Constituency and individual candidates: inspection of returns and declarations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 63 Meaning of “election expenses” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 64 Property, goods, services etc. provided free of charge or at a discount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 65 Right to send election address post free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 66 Broadcasting from outside United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 67 Broadcasting of local items during election period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 68 Imitation poll cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 69 Schools and rooms for Assembly election meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 70 Disturbances at Assembly election meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 71 Officials not to act for candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 72 Illegal canvassing by police officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 73 False statements as to candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 74 Corrupt withdrawal from candidature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 75 Payments for exhibition of election notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 76 Printer’s name and address on election publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 77 Prohibition of paid canvassers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 78 Providing money for illegal purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 79 Bribery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 80 Treating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 81 Undue influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 82 Rights of creditors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 83 Savings as to Assembly elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 84 Interpretation of Part 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 85 Computation of time for purposes of Part 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 4: Legal proceedings ## 86 Method of questioning Assembly election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 87 Presentation and service of Assembly election petition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 88 Time for presentation or amendment of Assembly election petition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 89 Constitution of election court and place of trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 90 Judges' expenses and reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 91 Attendance of shorthand writer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 92 Security for costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 93 Petition at issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 94 List of petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 95 Trial of petition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 96 Witnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 97 Duty to answer relevant questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 98 Expenses of witnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 99 Conclusion of trial of Assembly election petition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 100 Election court determination in respect of a constituency election etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 101 Regional election determined to be void by election court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 102 Special case for determination of High Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 103 Withdrawal of petition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 104 Costs of petition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 105 Neglect or refusal to pay costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 106 Further provision as to costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 107 Appeals and jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 108 Report as to candidate guilty of a corrupt or illegal practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 109 Candidate reported guilty of corrupt or illegal practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 110 Persons reported personally guilty of corrupt or illegal practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 111 Persons reported personally guilty of corrupt or illegal practices at parliamentary elections or local government elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 112 Persons reported personally guilty of corrupt or illegal practices at European parliamentary elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 113 Justice of the peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 114 Members of legal and certain other professions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 115 Holder of licence or certificate under Licensing Acts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 116 Avoidance of election for general corruption etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 117 Avoidance of election for employing corrupt agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 118 Votes to be struck off for corrupt or illegal practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 119 Application for relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 120 Prosecutions for corrupt practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 121 Prosecutions for illegal practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 122 Conviction of illegal practice on charge of corrupt practice etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 123 Incapacities on conviction of corrupt or illegal practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 124 Incapacities on conviction of corrupt or illegal practice at parliamentary or local government elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 125 Incapacities on conviction of corrupt or illegal practice at European parliamentary elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 126 Mitigation and remission etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 127 Illegal payments etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 128 Time limit for prosecutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 129 Prosecution of offences committed outside the United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 130 Offences by associations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 131 Evidence by certificate of holding of Assembly elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 132 Evidence by certificate of electoral registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 133 Director of Public Prosecutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 134 Rules of procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 135 Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 136 Service of notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 137 Interpretation of Part 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 138 Computation of time for purposes of Part 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 5: Miscellaneous and supplemental ## 139 Advertisements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 140 Assembly constituencies not wholly within a county or county borough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 141 Translations etc. of certain documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 142 Forms: general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 143 Public notices, and declarations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 144 Sending of applications and notices; electronic signatures and related certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 145 Publication of documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 146 Interference with notices etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 147 Premises used for election purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 148 Dissolution of the Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 149 Saving and transitional provision as to incapacities in respect of Assembly elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 1: Absent voting at Assembly elections ## 1 General requirements for applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 The personal identifiers record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2A Notification of rejected postal voting statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Additional requirements for applications for appointment of a proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Additional requirements for applications on grounds of severe sight-impairment or other disability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Additional requirements for applications for a proxy vote based on occupation, service, employment or attendance on a course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Additional requirements for applications to vote by proxy in respect of a particular Assembly election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6A Additional requirements for application for an emergency proxy vote in respect of a particular election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Closing dates for applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Grant or refusal of applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Notice of appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Cancellation of proxy appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Inquiries by registration officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Requirement to provide fresh signatures at five yearly intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12A Requirement to provide fresh signatures following rejection of postal voting statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Records and lists kept under articles 8, 10 and 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Conditions on the use, supply and inspection of absent voter records or lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14A Protection of information about persons aged under 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Marked register for polling stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Certificate of employment at an Assembly election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 Notification by registration officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 2: Absent voting (transitional provisions) ## 1 Requiring personal identifiers from existing absent voters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Required information to be provided to existing absent voters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Additional steps and determination by registration officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Removal from absent voting records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Pending applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 3: Issue and receipt of postal ballot papers ## 1 Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Issue of postal ballot papers ## 2 Combination of polls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Form of postal voting statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Regional elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Persons entitled to be present at proceedings on issue of postal ballot papers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Persons entitled to be present at proceedings on receipt of postal ballot papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Notification of requirement of secrecy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Time when postal ballot papers are to be issued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Procedure on issue of postal ballot paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Refusal to issue postal ballot papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Sealing up of completed corresponding number lists and security of special lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Delivery of postal ballot papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Spoilt postal ballot paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Lost postal ballot papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15A Cancellation of postal ballot papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Receipt of postal ballot papers ## 16 Notice of opening of postal ballot paper envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 Postal ballot boxes and receptacles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 Receipt of covering envelope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 Opening of postal voters' ballot box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 Opening of covering envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 21 Confirming receipt of postal voting statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 Procedure in relation to postal voting statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 Procedure in relation to postal voting statements: personal identifier verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 24 Postal voting statements: additional personal identifier verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 25 Opening of ballot paper envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 26 Retrieval of cancelled postal ballot papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 27 Lists of rejected postal ballot papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 28 Checking of lists kept under paragraph 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 29 Sealing of receptacles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 30 Abandoned poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 31 Forwarding of documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 4: Combination of polls : Assembly elections and local government elections ### Part 1: General ## 1 Returning officers and polling stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Functions at combined polls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Modification of provisions about expenses in this Order and the 1983 Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part 2: Modifications to Schedule 5 to apply where the poll at an Assembly election is taken together with a poll at a local government election under Article 16 (1) or (2) ## 4 Modifications to Schedule 5: general provision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Rule 28 of Schedule 5 (colour of ballot papers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Rule 32 of Schedule 5 (notice of poll) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Rule 36 of Schedule 5 (issue of official poll cards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Rule 37 of Schedule 5 (equipment of polling stations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Rule 38 of Schedule 5 (appointment of polling and counting agents) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Rule 41 of Schedule 5 (admission to polling station) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Rule 44 of Schedule 5 (questions to be put to voters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Rule 46 of Schedule 5 (voting procedure) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Rule 47 of Schedule 5 (votes marked by presiding officer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Rule 48 of Schedule 5 (voting by persons with disabilities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Rule 49 of Schedule 5 (tendered ballot papers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Rule 51 of Schedule 5 (correction of errors on the day of poll) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 Rule 52 of Schedule 5 (adjournment of poll in case of riot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 Rule 53 of Schedule 5 (procedure on close of poll) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 Rule 54 of Schedule 5 (time of, and attendance at, counting of votes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 Rule 55 of Schedule 5 (the count) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 21 Rule 67 of Schedule 5 (delivery of documents to relevant registration officer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 Rule 70 of Schedule 5 (constituency election: death of independent candidate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 Rule 73 of Schedule 5 (constituency election: death of party candidate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 24 Rule 76 of Schedule 5 (abandoned poll) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 25 Schedule 10 (appendix of forms)(form CP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 26 Schedule 10 (appendix of forms) (form CQ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part 3: Application of the Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Wales) Rules 2021 where the poll at an election of councillors to a county or county borough council is taken together with the poll at a Senedd Cymru election under article 16(1) or (2) ## 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part 4: Application of the Local Elections (Communities) (Wales) Rules 2021 where the poll at an election of councillors to a community council is taken together with the poll at a Senedd Cymru election under article 16(1) or (2) ## 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 4A: Combination of polls: Assembly elections and police and crime commissioner elections ## 1 Application and modification of Schedule 4 to combined Assembly and police and crime commissioner elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 5: Assembly election rules ### Part 1: Provision as to time ## 1 Timetable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Computation of time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part 2: Stages common to contested and uncontested elections ### Notice of election ## 3 Notice of election: constituency election and regional election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Nomination ## 4 Nomination of candidates at a constituency election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Constituency nomination paper: name or description of registered political party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Nomination of individual candidates at a regional election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Nomination of parties and party list candidates at a regional election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Party nomination paper: name or description of registered political party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Consent to nomination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Deposit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Place for delivery of nomination papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Right to attend nomination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Decisions as to validity of individual and constituency nomination papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Decisions as to validity of party nomination papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Withdrawal of candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Constituency election: publication of statement of persons nominated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 Regional election: publication of statement of parties and other persons nominated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 Correction of minor errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 Disqualification by Representation of the People Act 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 Adjournment of nomination proceedings in the case of riot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 21 Method of election at a constituency election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 Method of election at a regional election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part 3: Contested elections ### General provisions ## 23 Poll to be taken by ballot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 24 The ballot paper at a constituency election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 25 The ballot paper at a regional election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 26 Polls with two ballot papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 27 Corresponding number list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 28 Colour of ballot papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 29 The official mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 30 Prohibition of disclosure of vote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 31 Use of schools and public rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Action to be taken before the poll ## 32 Notice of poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33 Postal ballot papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 34 Provision of polling stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 35 Appointment of presiding officers and clerks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 36 Issue of official poll cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 37 Equipment of polling stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 38 Appointment of polling and counting agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 39 Notification of requirement of secrecy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 40 Return of postal ballot papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### The poll ## 41 Admission to polling station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 42 Keeping of order in the polling station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 43 Sealing of ballot boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 44 Questions to be put to voters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 45 Challenge of voter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 46 Voting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47 Votes marked by presiding officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 48 Voting by persons with disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 49 Tendered ballot papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 50 Spoilt ballot papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 51 Correction of errors on the day of poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52 Adjournment of poll in case of riot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 53 Procedure on close of poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Counting of votes ## 54 Time of, and attendance at, counting of votes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 55 The count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 56 Re-count at a constituency election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 57 Re-count of electoral region votes in an Assembly constituency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 58 Rejected ballot papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 59 Decisions on ballot papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 60 Equality of votes at a constituency election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 61 Regional election: conveying results of count etc. to regional returning officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part 4: Final proceedings in contested and uncontested elections ## 62 Declaration of result at a constituency election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 63 Ascertainment of results at a contested regional election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 64 Declaration of results at a regional election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 65 Return or forfeiture of deposit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part 5: Disposal of documents ## 66 Sealing up of ballot papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 67 Delivery of documents to relevant registration officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 68 Order for production of documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 69 Retention and public inspection of documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part 6: Death of candidate ## 70 Constituency election: death of independent candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 71 Constituency election: deceased independent candidate wins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 72 Constituency election: deceased independent candidate with equality of votes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 73 Constituency election: death of party candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 74 Regional election: effect of countermand or abandonment of constituency poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 75 Regional election: death of candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 76 Abandoned poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part 7: Miscellaneous ## 77 Vacancies: Assembly constituency seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 78 Vacancies: return of electoral region members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 79 Return of Assembly members and record of returns etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 80 Registered political parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 81 Party’s registered nominating officer: discharge of functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 6: Control of donations to candidates ### Part 1: General ## 1 Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Donations: general rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Sponsorship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Payments etc. not to be regarded as donations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Value of donations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part 2: Controls on donations ## 6 Prohibition on accepting donations from impermissible donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Acceptance or return of donations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Transfer of donations received by candidate to election agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Evasion of restrictions on donations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part 3: Reporting of donations ## 10 Statement of relevant donations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Donations from permissible donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Donations from impermissible donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 7: Election expenses ### Part 1: List of matters ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part 2: General exclusions ## 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part 3: Supplemental ## 14 Guidance by the Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 8: Use for Assembly election meetings of rooms in school premises and of meeting rooms ## 1 Use of rooms in school premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Lists of rooms in school premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Lists of meeting rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Lists to be kept by registration officer etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Inspection etc. of lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 9: Modification of Election Petition Rules 1960 ## 1 Assembly election petition: modification of the Election Petition Rules 1960 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Rule 2(2) of the 1960 Rules (definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Rule 2(3) of the 1960 Rules (prescribed officer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Rule 4(1) of the 1960 Rules (form of petition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Rule 9(3) of the 1960 Rules (display etc. of notice of time and place of trial) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Rule 10(1) of the 1960 Rules (identifying votes at issue) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 References to “election” in the 1960 Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Form of election petition in the 1960 Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 References to the 1983 Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 10 Appendix of forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Explanatory note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/236 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-assembly-for-wales-representation-of-the-people-order-2007-revoked Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.