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| | ‘(aa) | directions about the discharge of their functions specifically in relation to |
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| | ‘( ) | directions requiring them to take specified steps in preparation for the |
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| | ‘( ) | The number of ballot papers or votes purportedly certified under this paragraph |
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| | or section 128 of the 2000 Act is not liable to be questioned by reason of a |
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| | defect in the title, or a lack of title, of any person purporting to exercise |
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| | functions in relation to the referendum, if the person was then in actual |
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| | ‘( ) | The Electoral Commission may take whatever steps they think appropriate to |
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| | provide, for persons entitled to vote in the referendum, information about each |
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| | of the two voting systems referred to in the referendum question.’. |
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| | ‘7A(1) | The Electoral Commission shall not issue any explanatory document to |
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| | persons entitled to vote in the referendum during the relevant period unless the |
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| | wording, content and design of such document has been agreed by both |
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| | organisations designated for the purposes of section 108 of the 2000 Act |
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| | (designation of organisations to whom assistance is available), where such |
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| | designations have occurred. |
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| | (2) | In sub-paragraph (1) the “relevant period” is the relevant period for the |
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| | referendum as defined in section 125 of the 2000 Act (restriction on |
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| | publication etc. of promotional period by central governement etc.).’. |
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| | 7A (3) | The Electoral Commission must take steps to ensure that disabled voters are |
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| | participation in voting and elections. |
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| | (4) | The Electoral Commission must issue guidance in relation to ensuring voters |
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| | with disabilities have equality of access to the places and process of voting.’. |
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| | ‘(1A) | Sub-paragraph (1B) applies to a service rendered by— |
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| | (a) | the counting officer for a voting area in England, Wales or Scotland, or |
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| | (1B) | In respect of a service to which this sub-paragraph applies, the officer is |
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| | entitled under sub-paragraph (1) to no more than the amount (which may be |
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| | (a) | to the Commission, or |
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| | (b) | on a taxation under paragraph 19, to the county court or Auditor.’. |
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| | (c) | the persons who, on that date, are aged 16 or 17 and would, but for their |
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| | (1A) | The Minister shall, within one month of the day on which this Act is passed, by |
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| | Order provide for a system of prior registration of those entitled to vote in the |
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| | referendum under subsection (1)(d) above, and for mechanisms by which their |
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| | (c) | British subjects of Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies who |
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| | Parliamentary elections.’. |
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| | ‘(1A) | The Minister must, within one month of the day on which this Act is passed, by |
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| | Order made by statutory instrument provide for a system of prior registration of |
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| | those entitled to vote in the referendum under subsection (1)(d) above, and for |
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| | mechanisms by which their votes can be cast.’. |
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| | (a) | be published in a minimum 12 point font size, and |
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| | (b) | include a prominent message in minimum 16 point font highlighting |
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| | the availablility of accessible formats.’. |
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| Schedule 2, page 27, line 33, leave out ‘education’. |
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| | Schedule 2, page 28, line 2, at end insert— |
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| | 9A (1) | The Chief Counting Officer may, for the purpose of making a relevant form |
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| | easier for voters to understand or use, specify modifications that are to be made |
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| | to the wording or appearance of the form. |
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| | (2) | In paragraph (1) “relevant form” means any of the following— |
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| | (a) | Forms 3 to 11, 14 and 16 in Part 2 of this Schedule; |
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| | (b) | the form of the notice set out in rule 16(7). |
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| | (3) | In this Part of this Act a reference to a form is to be read as a reference to that |
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| | form with any modifications specified under paragraph (1). |
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| | (4) | Where a form is modified by virtue of paragraph (1), section 26(2) of the |
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| | Welsh Language Act 1993 applies as if the modified form were specified by |
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| | Schedule 2, page 28, line 8, leave out ‘16th’ and insert ‘15th’. |
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| | Schedule 2, page 29, line 6, leave out paragraphs (3) and (4) and insert— |
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| | ‘(3) | In England, the polling station allotted to electors from any parliamentary |
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| | polling district wholly or partly within a particular voting area must, in the |
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| | absence of special circumstances, be in the parliamentary polling place for that |
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| | district unless the parliamentary polling place is outside the voting area. |
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| | (3A) | In Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, the polling station allotted to electors |
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| | from any polling district must be in the polling place for that district. |
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| | (4) | The polling districts and polling places that apply for the purposes of paragraph |
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| | section 13(1)(a) of the Government of Wales 2006 in respect of an |
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| | election for membership of the National Assembly for Wales held on |
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| | the day of the referendum; |
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| | (b) | in Scotland, those that would apply by virtue of provision made under |
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| | section 12(1)(a) of the Scotland Act 1998 in respect of an election for |
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| | relating to local elections with the meaning of section 130 of the |
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| | Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962.’. |
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| | | ‘This paragraph is subject to paragraphs (1A) and (2). |
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| | (1A) | An official poll card must not be sent to a person— |
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| | (a) | as an elector, if the person is entitled to a postal vote in Northern |
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| | (b) | as a proxy, if the person is entitled to a proxy postal vote in Northern |
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| Schedule 2, page 35, line 3, leave out paragraph (4). |
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| | Schedule 2, page 35, line 31, after ‘referendum’ insert ‘on the voting system for |
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| United Kingdom parliamentary elections’. |
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| | Schedule 2, page 36, line 5, after ‘referendum’ insert ‘on the voting system for |
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| United Kingdom parliamentary elections’. |
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| | Schedule 2, page 36, line 9, after ‘referendum’ insert ‘on the voting system for |
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| United Kingdom parliamentary elections’. |
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| | Schedule 2, page 36, line 22, after ‘referendum’ insert ‘on the voting system for |
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| United Kingdom parliamentary elections’. |
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| | Schedule 2, page 36, line 35, after ‘referendum’ insert ‘on the voting system for |
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| Schedule 2, page 46, line 44, leave out ‘election’ and insert ‘referendum’. |
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| ‘either or both of the referendum questions’. |
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