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Paragraph 4 Poll card forms for certain parliamentary electionsI1I2

United Kingdom

(1)

The amendments made by regulations 6(b) and 11(b) do not apply in respect of an ongoing parliamentary election.

(2)

In respect of a relevant parliamentary election—

(a)

Form A (official poll card to be sent to an elector voting in person) and Form B (official proxy poll card to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person) in Schedule 3 to the 2001 Regulations apply as if, on the front of the form, before the text that begins “vote as a proxy at this election” there were inserted “(in the case of a proxy appointed before 31st October 2023)”;

(b)

Form A1 (official postal poll card (to be sent to an elector voting by post)) and Form B1 (official proxy postal poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting by post) in Schedule 3 to the 2001 Regulations apply as if, on the back of the form, before the text that begins “vote as a proxy at this election” there were inserted “(in the case of a proxy appointed before 31st October 2023)”.

F1(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 A1 (official postal poll card (to be sent to an elector voting by post)) and Form B1 (official proxy postal poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting by post)) in Schedule 3 to the 2001 Regulations apply as if, on the back of the form, for the text that begins “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)”.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 2 para. 4(3)(4) inserted (31.1.2024) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/99), regs. 1(1), 2(2)

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I1

Sch. 2 para. 4(1) in force at 31.1.2024, see reg. 1(3)(i)

I2

Sch. 2 para. 4(2) in force at 31.10.2023, see reg. 1(2)