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Paragraph 3 Electronic voting formF1

(1)

A voting form which is accessed through the electronic voting platform using the voting access method (“electronic voting form”) must be produced.

(2)

The electronic voting form must allow the person voting to spoil the form by registering a vote for none of the candidates or, as the case may be, options.

(3)

The electronic voting form must—

(a)

state the name of the scrutineer for the ballot, and

(b)

specify the date by which the form must be submitted.

(4)

In the case of a ballot under section 226(1)(a) (industrial action), subsections (2) to (4) of section 229 (voting paper) apply to the electronic voting form as if for “voting paper” there were substituted “electronic voting form”.

(5)

Where a person is—

(a)

eligible to vote in a ballot by electronic voting and another means of voting, or

(b)

eligible to vote in a ballot by hybrid voting,

the person’s electronic voting form must include the provision which was required to be sent with the voting materials under section 51ZA(2)(c), section 72I(2)(c), section 100CA(2)(c) or section 228C(2)(c).

(6)

The electronic voting form and electronic voting platform must be designed so that data transmitted by submission of an electronic voting form is encrypted before being transmitted and is decrypted only once received by the scrutineer.

(7)

The electronic voting platform must, when an electronic voting form has been submitted, display to the person who submitted it a message confirming that the vote has been successfully submitted.

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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)