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51.—(1) Any ballot paper—
(a)which does not bear the official mark, or
(b)on which more than one F1... vote is given, or
(c)on which anything is written or marked by which the voter can be identified except the printed number and other unique identifying mark on the back, or
(d)which is unmarked or void for uncertainty F2...,
shall, subject to paragraph (2), be void and not counted.
(2) A ballot paper on which the vote is marked—
(a)elsewhere than in the proper place, or
(b)otherwise than by means of a cross, or
(c)by more than one mark,
shall not for such reason be deemed to be void if—
F3(i). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ii)F4... an intention that a vote shall be for one only of the candidates clearly appears,
and F5... the way the paper is marked does not itself identify the voter and it is not shown that he can be identified by it.
F6(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) The returning officer must endorse the word “rejected” on any ballot paper which under this rule is not to be counted, and shall add to the endorsement the words “rejection objected to” if any objection is made to the returning officer's decision by a counting agent.
(5) The returning officer must draw up a provisional statement showing the number of ballot papers rejected, under the several heads of—
(a)want of official mark,
(b)voting for more than one candidate F7...,
(c)writing or mark by which the voter could be identified, and
(d)unmarked or void for uncertainty F8....
(6) As soon as practicable after the completion of that statement, the returning officer must inform the [F9CA/CCA] returning officer of its contents.
F10(7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 3 rule 51(1)(b) omitted (13.12.2022) by virtue of The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1353), arts. 1(1)(c), 5(6)(a) (with art. 1(2))
F2Words in Sch. 3 rule 51(1)(d) omitted (13.12.2022) by virtue of The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1353), arts. 1(1)(c), 5(6)(b) (with art. 1(2))
F3Sch. 3 rule 51(2)(i) omitted (13.12.2022) by virtue of The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1353), arts. 1(1)(c), 5(6)(c) (with art. 1(2))
F4Words in Sch. 3 rule 51(2)(ii) omitted (13.12.2022) by virtue of The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1353), arts. 1(1)(c), 5(6)(d) (with art. 1(2))
F5Words in Sch. 3 rule 51(2) omitted (13.12.2022) by virtue of The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1353), arts. 1(1)(c), 5(6)(e) (with art. 1(2))
F6Sch. 3 rule 51(3) omitted (13.12.2022) by virtue of The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1353), arts. 1(1)(c), 5(6)(f) (with art. 1(2))
F7Words in Sch. 3 rule 51(5)(b) omitted (13.12.2022) by virtue of The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1353), arts. 1(1)(c), 5(6)(g) (with art. 1(2))
F8Words in Sch. 3 rule 51(5)(d) omitted (13.12.2022) by virtue of The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1353), arts. 1(1)(c), 5(6)(g) (with art. 1(2))
F9Word in Sch. 3 rule 51 substituted (7.2.2024) by The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017 (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/131), regs. 1(3), 13(28)(d)
F10Sch. 3 rule 51(7) omitted (13.12.2022) by virtue of The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1353), arts. 1(1)(c), 5(6)(h) (with art. 1(2))
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