Paragraph 29 Rule 33 of the local elections rules (votes marked by presiding officer)I1

After rule 33(2) of the local elections rules there shall be inserted—

“(2A)

The same list of votes marked by the presiding officer may be used for each election and, where it is so used, an entry in that list shall be taken to mean that the ballot papers were so marked in respect of each election, unless the list identifies the election at which the ballot paper was so marked.”.