SCHEDULE 3Issue and receipt of postal ballot papers

Receipt of postal ballot papers

Confirming receipt of postal voting statements21

1

An elector or a proxy voter who is shown in the postal voters list or proxy postal voters list may make a request, at any time between the first issue of postal ballots under paragraph 9 of this Schedule and the close of poll, that the constituency returning officer confirm—

a

whether a mark is shown in the marked copy of the postal voters list or proxy postal voters list in a place corresponding to the number of the elector to denote that a postal vote has been returned; and

b

whether the number of the ballot paper issued to the elector or his proxy has been recorded on either of the lists of provisionally rejected votes kept by the constituency returning officer under paragraph 27.

2

A request under sub-paragraph (1) shall—

a

be made by any method specified by the returning officer; and

b

include any evidence of the voter’s identity requested by the constituency returning officer.

3

Where a request is received in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) the constituency returning officer shall satisfy himself that the request has been made by the elector or his proxy and where he is so satisfied provide confirmation of the matters under sub-paragraph (1).