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| | (c) | paragraph 12(1) of Schedule 7. |
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| | (3) | In Schedule 20 (penalties) the following entries in the table, and the |
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| | corresponding entries in column 2, are omitted— |
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| | (a) | Section 47(1)(b) (failure to deliver proper statement of accounts), |
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| | (b) | Section 65(3) (failure to deliver donation reports to Commission within |
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| | (c) | paragraph 12(1) of Schedule 7 (failure to deliver donation report to |
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| | Commission within time limit).’. |
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| | Removal of criminal sanctions from specified offences |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The 2000 Act is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In section 47(1), for “is guilty of an offence” there is substituted “shall be liable |
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| | to a fixed monetary penalty under Schedule 19B”. |
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| | (3) | In section 65(3), for “commits an offence” there is substituted “shall be liable to |
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| | a fixed monetary penalty under Schedule 19B”. |
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| | (4) | In paragraph 12(1) of Schedule 7, for “is guilty of an offence” there is substituted |
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| | “shall be liable to a fixed monetary penalty under Schedule 19B”. |
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| | (5) | A fixed monetary penalty imposed in accordance with subsections (2), (3) and (4) |
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| | (6) | In Schedule 20 (penalties) the following entries in the table, and the |
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| | corresponding entries in column 2, are omitted— |
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| | (a) | Section 47(1)(b) (failure to deliver proper statement of accounts), |
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| | (b) | Section 65(3) (failure to deliver donation reports to Commission within |
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| | (c) | paragraph 12(1) of Schedule 7 (failure to deliver donation report to |
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| | Commission within time limit).’. |
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| Clause 12, page 10, line 20, leave out from ‘shall’ to end of line 26 and insert |
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| ‘amend the electoral register by means only of an additional entry at the end of the |
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| appropriate section of the register, until the appropriate publication date of an election.’. |
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| new clauses relating to elections and electoral registration |
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| | Individual voter registration |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The 1983 Act is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In section 10 (maintenance of registers: annual canvass), for subsections (4A) and |
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| | (4B) there is substituted— |
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| | “(4A) | Subject to subsection (4B) below, the information to be obtained by the |
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| | use of such a form for the purpose of a canvass shall include— |
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| | (a) | the signature of each of the persons in relation to whom the form |
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| | (b) | the date of birth of each such person; and |
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| | (c) | in relation to each such person— |
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| | (i) | his national insurance number or a statement that he |
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| | (ii) | a statement of whether or not he has been resident in the |
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| | United Kingdom for the whole of the three-month period |
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| | ending on 15th October in the year in question, and |
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| | (iii) | any address in the United Kingdom in respect of which |
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| | he is or has applied to be registered (other than the |
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| | address in respect of which the form is completed), and |
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| | the power in subsection (4) above to prescribe a form |
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| | includes power to give effect to the requirements of the |
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| | (4B) | An electoral officer may dispense with the requirement mentioned in |
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| | subsection (4A)(a) above in relation to any person if he is satisfied that it |
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| | is not reasonably practicable for that person to sign in a consistent and |
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| | distinctive way because of any incapacity of his or because he is unable |
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| | (3) | In section 10A (maintenance of registers: registration of electors)— |
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| | (a) | for subsections (1A) and (1B) there is substituted— |
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| | “(1A) | Subject to subsection (1B) below, an application for registration |
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| | in respect of an address in the United Kingdom shall include— |
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| | (a) | the signature of each of the persons to whom the |
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| | (b) | the date of birth of each such person; and |
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| | (c) | in relation to each person— |
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| | (i) | his national insurance number or a statement |
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| | that he does not have one, |
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| | (ii) | a statement of whether or not he has been |
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| | resident in the United Kingdom for the whole of |
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| | the three-month period ending on the date of the |
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| | (iii) | any other address in the United Kingdom in |
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| | respect of which he is or has applied to be |
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| | registered, and the power in subsection (1) |
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| | above to prescribe requirements includes power |
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| | to give effect to the requirements of this |
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| | (1B) | An electoral registration officer may dispense with the |
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| | requirement mentioned in subsection (1A)(a) above in relation to |
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| | any person if he is satisfied that it is not reasonably practicable |
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| | for that person to sign in a consistent and distinctive way because |
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| | of any incapacity of his or because he is unable to read.”, |
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| | (b) | for subsection (5A) there is substituted— |
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| | “(5A) | A person’s name is to be removed from the register in respect of |
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| | (a) | the form mentioned in section 10(4) above in respect of |
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| | that address does not include all the information relating |
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| | to him required by virtue of section 10(4A) above; or |
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| | (b) | the registration officer determines that he is not satisfied |
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| | with the information relating to that person which was |
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| | included in that form pursuant to that requirement.”. |
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| | (4) | In section 13A (alteration of registers), for subsections (2A) and (2B) there is |
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| | “(2A) | Subject to subsection (2B) below, an application for registration under |
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| | subsection (1)(a) above in respect of an address in the United Kingdom |
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| | (a) | the signature of each of the persons to whom the application |
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| | (b) | the date of birth of each such person; and |
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| | (c) | in relation to each such person— |
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| | (i) | his national insurance number or a statement that he |
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| | (ii) | a statement of whether or not he has been resident in the |
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| | United Kingdom for the whole of the three-month period |
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| | ending on the date of the application, and |
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| | (iii) | any other address in the United Kingdom in respect of |
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| | which he is or has applied to be registered, and the power |
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| | in subsection (1)(a) above to prescribe requirements |
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| | includes power to give effect to the requirements of this |
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| | (2B) | The Chief Electoral Officer may dispense with the requirement |
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| | mentioned in subsection (2A)(a) above in relation to any person if he is |
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| | satisfied that it is not reasonably practicable for that person to sign in a |
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| | consistent and distinctive way because of any incapacity of his or because |
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| | Registration of British citizens overseas |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘In section 2 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) (registration of |
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| | British citizens overseas), after paragraph (3)(b) there is inserted— |
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| | “(ba) | the declarant’s passport number or a statement that the declarant |
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| | Opting in to the edited electoral register |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) |
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| | Regulations 2001 (SI 2001/341) is amended as follows: |
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| | (2) | In regulation 93 (edited version of the register), for subsection (2) there is |
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| | “The edited register shall include the name and address of any elector whose |
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| | details are included in the full register only if a request has been expressly made |
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| | in the form referred to in section 10(4) of the 1983 Act or in accordance with |
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| | Regulation 26 above by or on behalf of that elector for his or her name and |
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| | address to be included on the edited register.”’. |
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| | Personal identifiers at the ballot box |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Representation of the People Act 1983 (“the 1983 Act”) Schedule 1 |
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| | (Parliamentary Election Rules) shall be amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | The following shall be inserted after Rule 27(1) (ballot paper to be delivered to |
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| | “(1A) | A ballot paper shall not be delivered to a voter unless he has produced a |
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| | specified document to the presiding officer or a clerk. |
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| | (1B) | Where a voter produces a specified document, the presiding officer or |
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| | clerk to whom it is produced shall deliver a ballot paper to the voter |
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| | unless the officer or clerk decides that the document raises a reasonable |
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| | doubt at to whether the voter is the elector or proxy he represents himself |
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| | (1C) | Where a voter produces a specified document to a presiding officer and |
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| | he so decides, he shall refuse to deliver a ballot paper to the voter. |
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| | (1D) | Where a voter produces a specified document to a clerk and he so |
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| | decides, he shall refer the matter and produce the document to the |
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| | presiding officer who shall proceed as if the document has been produced |
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| | to him in the first place. |
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| | (1E) | For the purposes of this rule a specified document is one which for the |
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| | time being falls within the following list— |
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| | (a) | a current passport issued by the government of the United |
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| | Kingdom or by the government of the Republic of Ireland; |
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| | (b) | a current licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under Part III |
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| | of the Road Traffic Act 1972 (or Part III of the Road Traffic Act |
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| | 1988) (including a provisional licence), or under Article 12 of the |
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| | Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 or any |
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| | corresponding enactment for the time being in force; |
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| | (c) | a credit or debit card with signature; |
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| | (d) | HM forces identification card; |
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| | (e) | a medical card with signature on it; |
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| | (f) | a local authority valid bus pass with signature on it; |
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| | (g) | a valid book for the payment of allowances, benefits or pensions |
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| | if it has a signature in it; |
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| | (h) | a tenant book if it has a signature in it; |
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| | (i) | a certified copy, or extract, of an entry of marriage issued by a |
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| | Registrar General, where the voter producing the copy of an |
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| | extract is a woman married within the period of two years ending |
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| | with the day of the poll concerned. |
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| | | In sub-paragraph (i) above “a Registrar General” means the Registrar |
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| | General for England and Wales, the Registrar General of Births, Deaths |
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| | and Marriages for Scotland or the Register General for Northern Ireland, |
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| | (1F) | Regulations may make provision varying the list in paragraph (1E) above |
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| | (whether by adding or deleting documents or varying any description of |
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| | (1G) | References in this rule to producing a document are to producing it for |
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| | (3) | The following shall be inserted after Rule 38(1) (incapacitated voter’s vote to be |
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| | marked on ballot paper on application)— |
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| | “(1A) | Paragraphs (1A) to (1G) of Rule 37 shall apply in the case of a voter who |
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| | applies under paragraph (1) above as they apply in the case of a voter who |
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| | applies under Rule 37(1), but reading references to delivering a ballot |
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| | paper to a voter as references to causing a voter’s vote to be marked on a |
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| | (4) | The following shall be inserted after Rule 39(2) (blind voter to be allowed |
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| | assistance of companion on application)— |
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| | “(2A) | Paragraphs (1A) to (1G) of Rule 37 shall apply in the case of a voter who |
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| | applies under paragraph (1) above as they apply in the case of a voter who |
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| | applies under Rule 37(1), but reading references to delivering a ballot |
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| | paper to a voter as references to granting a voter’s application.”. |
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| | (5) | The following shall be inserted after Rule 40(1) (person entitled to mark tendered |
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| | ballot paper after another has voted)— |
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| | “(1A) | Paragraphs (1A) to (1G) of Rule 37 shall apply in the case of a person |
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| | who seeks to mark a tendered ballot under paragraph (1) above as they |
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| | apply in the case of a voter who applies for a ballot paper under Rule |
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| | (1B) | Paragraph (1C) below applies where a presiding officer refuses to deliver |
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| | a ballot paper to a person under paragraph (1C) of Rule 37 (including that |
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| | paragraph as applied by Rule 38 or 39 or this Rule). |
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| | (1C) | The person shall, on satisfactorily answering the questions permitted by |
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| | law to be asked at the poll, nevertheless be entitled, subject to the |
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| | following provisions of this Rule, to mark a ballot paper (in these Rules |
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| | referred to as “a tendered ballot paper”) in the same manner as any other |
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| | (6) | The following shall be inserted after Rule 40(4)— |
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| | “(5) | A person who marks a tendered ballot paper under paragraph (1C) above |
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| | shall sign the paper, unless it was marked after an application was refused |
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| | (6) | A paper which is required to be signed under paragraph (5) above and is |
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| | not so signed shall be void.”’. |
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| | Moratorium on electoral modernisation pilots |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘No electoral modernisation pilot scheme which uses electronic voting and |
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| | electronic counting systems under section 10 (pilot schemes for local elections in |
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| | England and Wales) of the 2000 Act shall be commenced for a period of five |
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| | years beginning on the day on which this Act is passed.’. |
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| | Review of electoral modernisation piloting |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall appoint a Committee to conduct a review of electoral |
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| | (2) | The Secretary of State shall appoint no fewer than five and no more than ten |
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| | members of the Committee, who have, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, |
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| | relevant knowledge and experience. |
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| | (3) | The Committee shall complete the review and report to the Secretary of State no |
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| | later than five years after the commencement of this Act. |
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| | (4) | The Secretary of State shall lay a copy of the report before Parliament as soon as |
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| | is reasonably practicable.’. |
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| Clause 8, page 5, line 43, leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’. |
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| Clause 8, page 6, line 3, leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’. |
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| Clause 8, page 6, line 14, leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’. |
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| Clause 8, page 7, line 28, leave out the words in column 2 of the table and insert ‘A |
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| Page 5, line 39, leave out Clause 8. |
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| Schedule 3, page 34, line 2, at end insert— |
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| | ‘Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act (details to be given in donation reports) |
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| | A1 (4) | In paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act (details to be given in donation |
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| | reports), after paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (10), there is inserted— |
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| | “(c) | the name and addresses of all the members of and donors to |
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