Paragraph 2 Voting access method and electronic voting instructionsF1

(1)

One or more voting access methods must be generated for each relevant person.

(2)

A voting access method must—

(a)

be unique,

(b)

be designed in a way which is resistant to attempts to infer or create other voting access methods,

(c)

be capable of being re-issued, and

(d)

become ineffective—

(i)

once the person to whom it was issued has submitted an electronic voting form for the ballot, or

(ii)

if the person does not vote, at the closure of the ballot.

(3)

Instructions for how to submit a vote on the electronic voting platform using the voting access method (“electronic voting instructions”) must be produced.

(4)

The electronic voting instructions must—

(a)

state the name of the scrutineer for the ballot, and

(b)

specify the date by which the electronic voting form must be submitted.

(5)

In this paragraph, “voting access method” means a code, password or other method which allows a person to access the electronic voting platform.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. A1A inserted (25.8.2026) by The Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/881), art. 1(3), Sch. 2 (with art. 10)