SCHEDULE 3Rules for Conduct of an Election of Councillors of a Principal Area where the Poll is taken together with the Poll at a Relevant Election or Referendum

PART 5Disposal of Documents

Sealing up of ballot papers51

1

On the completion of the counting at a contested election the returning officer must seal up in separate packets the counted and rejected ballot papers, including ballot papers rejected in part.

2

The returning officer must not open the sealed packets of—

a

tendered ballot papers, or

b

certificates as to employment on duty on the day of the poll.

3

Where the returning officer discharges the functions referred to in regulation 5 of the Combination of Polls Regulations, he must also not open the sealed packets of—

a

the completed corresponding number lists, or

b

the marked copies of the register of electors (including any marked copy notices issued under section 13B(3B) or (3D) of the 1983 Act) and lists of proxies.