SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Combination of polls: England

PART 1Provision about combination

The poll

List of votes marked by presiding officer

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1

If the counting officer thinks fit, a single list of votes marked by the presiding officer may be used for the purposes of the referendum and the relevant elections.

2

Where a person's entry in that list does not relate to the referendum and each relevant election the entry must—

a

indicate whether it relates to the referendum, and

b

identify any relevant election to which it relates.

3

In this paragraph “list of votes marked by the presiding officer” means a list compiled under—

a

rule 30(4) of the referendum rules,

b

rule 36(2) of the Local Elections (Combination of Polls) Rules,

c

rule 36(2) of the Parish Elections (Combination of Polls) Rules,

d

rule 29(2) of the Local Referendums (Combination of Polls) Rules, or

e

rule 38(2) of the Mayoral Elections (Combination of Polls) Rules.

4

This paragraph applies instead of—

a

rule 36(4) of the Local Elections (Combination of Polls) Rules;

b

rule 36(4) of the Parish Elections (Combination of Polls) Rules;

c

rule 29(4) of the Local Referendums (Combination of Polls) Rules;

d

rule 38(5) of the Mayoral Elections (Combination of Polls) Rules.