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Mr Oliver Heald 19 Clause 13, page 11, line 20, at end insert'(4D) Non-United Kingdom voters shall be asked to provide proof of citizenship if they do not have a National Insurance number.'.
Mr David Heath 13 Clause 13, page 12, line 5, leave out from beginning of line to end of line 24 and insert
Mr David Heath 4 Clause 15, page 14, line 17, leave out subsection (1).
Mr Oliver Heald 20 Clause 15, page 14, line 23, after 'provisions', insert ', including collection of National Insurance numbers,'.
Mr David Heath 5 Clause 15, page 14, line 26, leave out from 'to' to end of line and insert'one or more electoral regions as defined for the purposes of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 (c.24)'.
Mr David Heath 6 Clause 15, page 15, line 1, leave out subsections (10) and (11).
Mr Oliver Heald 21 Clause 15, page 15, line 24, at end insert'(16) In section 10 of the Representation of the People Act 2000 (Pilot schemes for local elections in England and Wales), after subsection (1), insert "(1A) No pilot scheme shall take place by all-postal voting or involve sending ballot papers to electors who have not expressly and explicitly requested to vote by post.".'.
Mr Oliver Heald 22 Clause 15, page 15, line 24, at end insert'(16) No pilot scheme shall involve the piloting of all-postal voting and no system of all-postal voting shall be introduced in the United Kingdom in any election.'.
Mr Oliver Heald 23 Clause 15, page 15, line 24, at end insert'(16) In section 10 of the Representation of the People Act 2000 (Pilot schemes for local elections in England and Wales), after subsection (1), insert "(1A) No pilot scheme shall include provision for remote electronic voting, telephone voting, text message voting, internet voting or voting by analogous electronic means.".'.
Mr David Heath 7 Clause 16, page 15, line 40, leave out 'local authority in response to whose proposal' and insert 'local authorities within the region or regions in which'.
Mr David Heath 8 Clause 16, page 15, line 43, leave out 'local authority in response to whose proposal' and insert 'local authorities within the region or regions in which'.
Mr David Heath 9 Clause 16, page 16, line 1, leave out first 'The' and insert 'Each'.
Mr Oliver Heald 24 Clause 16, page 16, line 9, at end insert'(9) In section 10 of the Representation of the People Act 2000 (Pilot schemes for local elections in England and Wales), after subsection (1), insert "(1A) No order is to be made containing provisions authorised by any section of this clause unless a draft of the order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.". (10) In section 11 of the Representation of the People Act 2000 (Revision of procedures in the light of pilot schemes), after subsection (1), insert "(1A) No order is to be made containing provisions authorised by any section of this clause unless a draft of the order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.".'.
Mr Oliver Heald 25 Clause 18, page 17, line 15, after 'electors', insert 'knowingly'.
Mr Oliver Heald 26 Clause 18, page 17, line 18, after 'who', insert 'knowingly'.
NEW CLAUSE RELATING TO PART 3Personal identifiers: supplemental provisions
Chris Ruane NC5 To move the following Clause:'Sections 13 and 14 shall not be brought into force otherwise than for the purposes of an order made under section 15.'.
New Clause Relating to the procedure to be followed at an election on the death of a candidateDeath of candidate
Sir Patrick Cormack
NC3 To move the following Clause:'In Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act (parliamentary elections rules) for rule 60 (countermand or abandonment of poll on death of candidate) and the cross-heading preceding it substitute
"Independent candidate
(a) rule 32(1)(c) and (d) (admission to polling station);
(b) rule 44(2)(b) to (d) (attendance at count);
(c) rule 53(4) (forfeiture of deposit).
(a) if polling has not begun, countermand the notice of poll;
(b) if polling has begun, direct that the poll is abandoned;
(c) subject to rule 65, treat the election as an uncontested election.
Deceased independent candidate wins
(a) declare that the majority of votes has been given to the deceased candidate,
(b) declare that no member is returned, and
(c) give public notice of the total number of votes given for each candidate together with the number of rejected ballot papers under each head shown in the statement of rejected ballot papers.
Deceased independent candidate with equality of votes
(a) rule 49 applies (equality of votes), and
(b) any of the candidates to whom that rule applies is a deceased candidate, the deceased candidate must be ignored.
Party candidate
(a) at a contested election proof is given to the returning officer's satisfaction before the result of the election is declared that one of the persons named or to be named as a candidate in the ballot paper has died, and
(b) that person is standing in the name of a registered political party.
(a) countermand notice of the poll, or
(b) if polling has begun, direct that the poll be abandoned.
(a) a person stands in the name of a registered political party if his nomination paper contains a description which is authorised as mentioned in rule 6A(1) or (1B);
(b) a registered political party is a party which is registered under Part 2 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000;
(c) a working day is a day which is not a day specified in rule 2(1)(a) to (c).
Speaker of the House of Commons seeking re-election
(a) one of the candidates is the Speaker of the House of Commons seeking re-election, and
(b) proof is given to the returning officer's satisfaction before the result of the election is declared that that candidate has died.
(a) countermand notice of the poll, or
(b) if polling has begun, direct that the poll be abandoned.
(a) nominations, or
(b) notice of withdrawal of candidature, may be delivered is the seventh working day after the day on which the writ is taken to be received.
Abandoned poll
(a) a poll which is abandoned in pursuance of rule 60(4)(b) as if it were a poll at a contested election;
(b) a poll which is abandoned in pursuance of rule 63(2)(b) or 64(2)(b).
(a) the production or inspection of any ballot papers, or
(b) the opening of a sealed packet of the completed corresponding number lists or of certificates as to employment on the day of the poll, unless the order is made by a court with reference to a prosecution.".'.
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