# The Parliamentary Elections and Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) (Amendment) Order 2023, Paragraph 3: Poll card forms for certain parliamentary elections

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(1) The amendments made by article 2(4), so far as that article substitutes forms 5 and 7, do not apply in respect of an ongoing parliamentary election.
(2) In respect of a relevant parliamentary election—
(a) form 5 (official poll card) and form 7 (official proxy poll card) in Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order apply as if, on the front of the form—
(i) before the text in English that begins “vote as a proxy at this election” there were inserted “(in the case of a proxy appointed before 31st October 2023)”;
(ii) before the text in Welsh that begins “i bleidleisio fel dirprwy yn yr etholiad” there were inserted “(yn achos dirprwy a benodwyd cyn 31 Hydref 2023)”;
(b) form 6 (official postal poll card) and form 8 (official proxy postal poll card) in Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order apply as if, on the back of the form—
(i) before the text in English that begins “vote as a proxy at this election” there were inserted “(in the case of a proxy appointed before 31st October 2023)”;
(ii) before the text in Welsh that begins “i bleidleisio fel dirprwy yn yr etholiad” there were inserted “(yn achos dirprwy a benodwyd cyn 31 Hydref 2023)”.
(3) Sub-paragraph (4) applies in respect of a parliamentary election for which—
(a) the notice of election is published in accordance with rule 5 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 on or after 31st January 2024, and
(b) the date of poll stated in that notice is on or before 1st May 2024.
(4) Form 6 (official postal poll card) and Form 8 (official proxy postal poll card) in Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order apply as if, on the back of the form—
(a) for the text in English which begins with “vote as a proxy at this election” and ends with “grandchild” there were substituted—
“(in the case of a proxy appointed on or after 31st October 2023), vote as a proxy on behalf of more than four electors, of which no more than two may be on behalf of other domestic electors (a domestic elector is one who is not an overseas or service elector)”;
(b) for the text in Welsh which begins with “i bleidleisio fel dirprwy” and ends with “neu wyres” there were substituted—
“(Yn achos dirprwy a benodwyd ar neu ar ôl 31 Hydref 2023), pleidleisio fel dirprwy ar ran mwy na phedwar etholwr, na all mwy na day ohonynt fod ar ran etholwyr domestig eraill (etholwr domestig yw un and yw’n etholwr dramor nac yn etholwr sy’n gwasanaethu yn y lluoedd arfog)”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1137/schedule/1/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-elections-and-recall-petition-welsh-forms-amendment-order-2023/schedule-1/paragraph-3
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