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| | Thursday 17th November 2005 |
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| | Electoral Administration Bill
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| | (Except Clauses Nos. 9 to 18; any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to Part 2 or Part 3
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| | of the Bill; any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to the procedure to be followed at an
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| | election on the death of a candidate; and any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to can
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| | didates standing in more than one constituency at an election.)
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| | [Third and Fourth Sittings]
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| | | Clause 27 and 28 Agreed to. |
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| | Clause 29, page 30, line 38, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(2A) | For the purposes of subsection (1), any expenses incurred by a registered political |
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| | | party in respect of communicating with an individual elector in that election, |
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| | | irrespective of whether that communiction makes reference to the candidate of |
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| | | that party by name, shall be treated as an election expense.’. |
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| | Clause 29, page 31, line 4, leave out subsections (5) and (6). |
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| | Clause 29, page 31, line 5, leave out ‘of four months ending with’ and insert ‘from |
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| | the Notice of the Election until’. |
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| | Clause 29, page 31, line 9, leave out ‘of four months ending with’ and insert ‘from |
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| | the Notice of the Election until’. |
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| | Clause 29, page 31, line 13, leave out ‘starting with the day when the vacancy |
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| | occurs and ending with’ and insert ‘from the Notice of the Election until’. |
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| | Clause 29, page 31, line 15, leave out subsection (6). |
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| | Clause 29, page 32, line 33, after ‘costs’, insert ‘(as defined in any code of practice |
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| | produced by the Electoral Commission pursuant to paragraph 14 below)’. |
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| | Clause 29, page 33, line 24, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(14) | The postage of any items relating to fundraising.’. |
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| | Page 40, line 11, leave out Clause 32. |
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| | Clause 32, page 40, line 17, at end insert ‘, following consultation with and |
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| | agreement from all registered political parties (as defined in Schedule 1 (6A) of the |
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| | Representation of the People Act 1983)’. |
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| | Clause 32, page 40, line 25, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(5) | The Secretary of State shall by order prescribe a minimum size or sizes of |
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| | | typeface to be used on ballot papers.’. |
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| | Clause 32, page 40, line 25, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(d) | No regulations are to be made under the provisions of this section unless |
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| | | a draft of the regulation has been laid before Parliament and approved by |
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| | | a resolution of each House.’. |
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| | | Clauses 33 and 35 Agreed to. |
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| | Clause 36, page 44, line 38, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘“(1ZF) | If a person applies for a ballot paper and it seems to the presiding officer or a clerk |
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| | | that he is entitled to a tendered ballot paper under this rule, the presiding officer |
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| | | or clerk shall inform him of the circumstances under which he can cast a tendered |
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| Clause 37, page 45, line 31, at end insert—
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| | ‘In Section 115 of the 1983 Act (offence of undue influence), after subsection (2) (b) |
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| | | “(c) | if he makes a presumption of lack of capacity to vote merely by reference |
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| | | (i) | a person’s age or appearance, or |
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| | | (ii) | a condition of his, or an aspect of his behaviour, which might |
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| | | lead others to make unjustified assumptions about his |
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| | Clause 39, page 47, line 16, after third ‘the’, insert ‘marked’. |
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| | Clause 40, page 4, line 39, after second ‘the’, insert ‘marked’. |
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| | | Clauses 41 and 42 Agreed to. |
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| | Clause 43, page 52, line 42, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | a person registers for a postal vote before or during the election; or’. |
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| | Clause 43, page 52, line 45, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(2) | The list must be marked to show clearly and separately: |
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| | | (a) | electors registered for postal votes before and during the election; and |
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| | | (b) | electors who have voted by post during the election period.’. |
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| | Clause 43, page 52, line 45, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(2) | The returning officer must make the list described in subsection (1) above |
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| | | available in electronic form.’. |
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| | | Clauses 44 and 46 Agreed to. |
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| | Clause 47, page 54, line 28, leave out ‘up to five’. |
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| | | Clauses 48 and 60 Agreed to. |
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| | Clause 61, page 63, line 24, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(4A) | The standards for registration officers determined by the Commission shall |
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| | | include a requirement to notify all registered electors of their status as soon as the |
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| | | final register has been compiled.’. |
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| | Clause 61, page 64, line 5, leave out ‘may from time to time’ and insert ‘must’. |
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| | Clause 61, page 64, line 6, leave out ‘such reports’ and insert ‘an annual report’. |
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| | Clause 61, page 65, line 15, at end add— |
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| | | ‘9D | Duty to maximise voter registration |
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| | | “It shall be a duty of the Commission to take all necessary steps to maximise voter |
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| | Clause 63, page 66, line 3, at beginning insert ‘Following receipt of written |
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| | notification by the Electoral Commission of the intended steps to be taken,’. |
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| | Clause 63, page 66, line 3, leave out ‘he thinks appropriate’ and insert ‘are |
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