Paragraph 68 Sealing up of ballot papersI1

United Kingdom

(1)

On the completion of the counting at a contested election the CRO shall seal up in separate packets the counted and rejected ballot papers.

C1(2)

The CRO shall not open the sealed packets of—

(a)

tendered ballot papers;

(b)

the completed corresponding number lists;

(c)

certificates as to employment on duty on the day of the poll; or

(d)

marked copies of the polling register and lists of proxies.

Annotations

C1: Sch. 2 rule 68(2) modified (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), s. 19(2), Sch. 7 para. 51(2)