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Rule 9

SCHEDULE 9 REQUIREMENTS FOR NOTICES FOR GUIDANCE OF VOTERS

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

“CMER” means the Constituency Members Election Rules in Schedule 1 or 5;

“LMER” means the London Members Election Rules in Schedule 2 or 6;

“MER” means the Mayoral Election Rules in Schedule 3 or 7.

Requirement relating to all notices

2.  Notices must be provided by the GLRO for the guidance of voters in accordance with the CMER, LMER, MER.

3.  Notices for the guidance of voters to be exhibited—

(a) outside the polling station,

(b) inside the polling station—

(i) in the communal areas, and

(ii) in a voting compartment,

may differ depending on where they are to be displayed.

4.  Notices provided must be of the same description and appearance or in a form to the like effect for use at all polling stations in all Assembly constituencies.

5.  Notices may contain any information providing guidance to voters as to how to exercise their vote in a manner that will ensure that it is regarded as validly cast and can be efficiently processed by the electronic counting system if one is in use, but must not contain—

(a) any material referring to or promoting any candidate or party at the election, other than such name and particulars of such candidate or registered party as may appear on a ballot paper at the election, or

(b) any example or illustration referring to a candidate or a registered party that does not equally refer to all candidates and registered parties (as the case may be) at the election.

Requirements relating to specific notices

6.  Notices for display inside a polling station must contain information explaining—

(a) which election each ballot paper is for,

(b) how many votes a voter has in each election,

(c) the marks to be used, and the manner in which they should be used, in order to ensure that a vote is counted for any candidate or party (as the case may be),

(d) whether or not the voter should fold the ballot paper in two before showing the presiding officer the number and the other unique identifying mark on the back and putting it in the ballot box,

(e) which ballot box the voter is to put their ballot paper into after recording their vote, and

(f) what to do if the voter spoils a ballot paper.

7.  Notices for display inside a polling station may also contain information giving examples or illustrating of any of the kinds of information in paragraph 5 of this Schedule.

8.  Notices for display inside a voting compartment shall contain information explaining—

(a) which election each ballot paper is for,

(b) how many votes a voter has in each election.

9.  Notices for display inside a polling booth may also contain—

(a) the information mentioned in paragraph 6(c) to (f) of this Schedule, and

(b) information giving examples or illustration of any of the information mentioned in paragraph 6(a) to (f) of this Schedule.

10.  All notices shall be easily legible.

SCHEDULE 10 Schedule of Forms

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

“CMER” means the Constituency Members Election Rules in Schedule 1 or 5;

“LMER” means the London Members Election Rules in Schedule 2 or 6;

“MER” means the Mayoral Election Rules in Schedule 3 or 7.

2.  The forms in this Schedule may be adapted so far as circumstances require, but any adaptation made by the CRO must, where appropriate, be in compliance with any direction issued by the GLRO under rule 11.

Forms

Form 1: Nomination paper (constituency and individual London member candidates)

Form 2: Nomination paper (London member party list candidates)

Form 3: Nomination paper (Mayor of London candidates)

Form 4: Candidates consent to nomination

Form 5: Ballot paper for constituency member elections

      Directions as to printing the ballot paper

Form 6: Ballot paper for London members elections

      Directions as to printing the ballot paper

Form 7: Ballot paper for mayoral elections

      Directions as to printing the ballot paper

Form 8: Corresponding number list L1

Form 9: Corresponding number list L2

Form 10: Postal voting statement (constituency member or mayoral by-election)

Form 11: Postal voting statement (ordinary election)

Form 12: Official poll card

Form 13: Official postal poll card

Form 14: Official proxy poll card

Form 15: Official proxy postal poll card

Form 16: Notices for the guidance of voters at by –elections and Ordinary elections

Form 17: Notices for guidance of voters at Authority elections combined with another election

Form 18: Certificate of employment

Form 19: Declaration to be made by the companion of a voter with disabilities

Form 20: Election agent’s declaration as to election expenses (list candidates)

Form 21: List candidate’s declaration as to election expenses