# Synodical Government Measure 1969, Paragraph 56


(1) The General Synod must make rules relating to the conduct of an election to the House of Laity (including an election to fill a casual vacancy).
(2) The rules may, in particular, make provision as to—
(a) the system by which, and the manner in which, the election is to be conducted;
(b) the process for issuing invitations to nominate and for the lodging and scrutiny of nominations;
(c) the conditions for the validity of a nomination;
(d) the preparation, circulation and distribution of election addresses and other election papers;
(e) the conditions for the validity of a vote in the election;
(f) the functions which the presiding officer is required or authorised to carry out in connection with the election;
(g) the assistance which the body nominated under Rule 53(2) may provide to a presiding officer;
(h) the entitlement of a presiding officer to a fee for the exercise of a function in connection with the election and the entitlement of the body nominated under Rule 53(2) to a fee for the assistance it provides to a presiding officer;
(i) the liability to pay the expenses of the election.
(3) The rules may, in so far as they provide for an election to the House of Laity to involve a system of electronic voting, modify the application of any provision of these Rules.
(4) The rules may—
(a) make different provision for different cases;
(b) make provision which applies generally or for specified cases or subject to specified exceptions;
(c) make supplementary, transitional or saving provision;
(d) make provision which confers a discretion on a person.
(5) The rules are to be made in accordance with the Standing Orders of the General Synod.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/1969/2/schedule/3/paragraph/56 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/synodical-government-measure-1969/schedule-3/paragraph-56
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