SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 8Combination of polls: Northern Ireland
PART 1Provision about combination
The poll
Voting procedure: copies of registers and lists of proxies
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1
This paragraph applies where the Chief Electoral Officer decides that the proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers in respect of the referendum and the relevant elections are to be taken together.
2
If the Chief Electoral Officer thinks fit, he or she may require the relevant registration officer to produce—
a
a combined postal voters list, consisting of the things that would otherwise be included in—
i
the postal voters list for the referendum;
ii
the list under paragraph 2(4)(a) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Local Elections Order;
iii
the list under section 7(4)(a) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 as applied for the purposes of Assembly elections by Article 3(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 2001;
b
a combined proxy postal voters list, consisting of the things that would otherwise be included in—
i
the proxy postal voters list for the referendum;
ii
the list under paragraph 4(8) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Local Elections Order;
iii
the list under section 9(9) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 as applied for the purposes of Assembly elections by Article 3(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 2001.
3
Where appropriate—
a
a reference in any enactment to a list mentioned in sub-paragraphs (i) to (iii) of sub-paragraph (2)(a) is to be read as a reference to the combined postal voters list;
b
a reference in any enactment to a list mentioned in sub-paragraphs (i) to (iii) of sub-paragraph (2)(b) is to be read as a reference to the combined proxy postal voters list.