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Committee of the whole House: 12 October 2010            

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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued

 
 

(c)    

in the case of the Isles of Scilly voting area, means the Council of the

 

Isles of Scilly;

 

(d)    

in the case of a voting area in Wales, means the council of a county or

 

county borough;

 

(e)    

in the case of a voting area in Scotland, means the council of a local

 

government area.’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Mr Roger Godsiff

 

Fiona Mactaggart

 

Liz Kendall

 

Stella Creasy

 

Austin Mitchell

 

14

 

Schedule  1,  page  15,  line  30,  leave out ‘in favour of each answer to the question’

 

and insert ‘in answer to the questions’.

 

Alun Michael

 

328

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  1,  page  15,  line  35,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

168

 

Schedule  1,  page  15,  line  37,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

directions requiring them to take specified steps in preparation for the

 

referendum;’.

 

Alun Michael

 

329

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  1,  page  15,  line  37,  at end insert—

 

‘(aa)    

directions about the discharge of their functions specifically in relation to

 

voters with disabilities;’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

169

 

Schedule  1,  page  15,  line  42,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

directions requiring them to take specified steps in preparation for the

 

referendum;’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

263

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  1,  page  16,  line  6,  at end insert—

 

    ‘( )  

The number of ballot papers or votes purportedly certified under this paragraph

 

or section 128 of the 2000 Act is not liable to be questioned by reason of a

 

defect in the title, or a lack of title, of any person purporting to exercise

 

functions in relation to the referendum, if the person was then in actual

 

possession of, or acting in, the office giving the right to exercise the

 

functions.’.


 
 

Committee of the whole House: 12 October 2010            

289

 

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Jack Straw

 

Mr Peter Hain

 

136

 

Schedule  1,  page  17,  line  5,  at end insert ‘subject to the agreement of the Speaker’s

 

Committee on the Electoral Commission.’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

264

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  1,  page  17,  line  5,  at end insert—

 

    ‘( )  

The Electoral Commission may take whatever steps they think appropriate to

 

provide, for persons entitled to vote in the referendum, information about each

 

of the two voting systems referred to in the referendum question.’.

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr John Whittingdale

 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

247

 

Schedule  1,  page  17,  line  5,  at end insert—

 

‘7A(1)  

The Electoral Commission shall not issue any explanatory document to

 

persons entitled to vote in the referendum during the relevant period unless the

 

wording, content and design of such document has been agreed by both

 

organisations designated for the purposes of section 108 of the 2000 Act

 

(designation of organisations to whom assistance is available), where such

 

designations have occurred.

 

      (2)  

In sub-paragraph (1) the “relevant period” is the relevant period for the

 

referendum as defined in section 125 of the 2000 Act (restriction on

 

publication etc. of promotional period by central governement etc.).’.

 

Alun Michael

 

330

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  1,  page  17,  line  5,  at end insert—

 

‘Disabled voters

 

7A  (3)  

The Electoral Commission must take steps to ensure that disabled voters are

 

able to access information and support to facilitate understanding and

 

participation in voting and elections.

 

      (4)  

The Electoral Commission must issue guidance in relation to ensuring voters

 

with disabilities have equality of access to the places and process of voting.’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Mr Roger Godsiff

 

Fiona Mactaggart

 

Liz Kendall

 

Stella Creasy

 

Austin Mitchell

 

15

 

Schedule  1,  page  19,  line  24,  leave out ‘question’ and insert ‘questions’.


 
 

Committee of the whole House: 12 October 2010            

290

 

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued

 
 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

265

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  1,  page  20,  line  38,  at beginning insert ‘Subject to sub-paragraphs (1B)

 

and (2),’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

266

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  1,  page  20,  line  47,  at end insert—

 

  ‘(1A)  

Sub-paragraph (1B) applies to a service rendered by—

 

(a)    

the counting officer for a voting area in England, Wales or Scotland, or

 

(b)    

a Regional Counting Officer,

 

            

which in the opinion of the Electoral Commission was inadequately

 

performed.

 

    (1B)  

In respect of a service to which this sub-paragraph applies, the officer is

 

entitled under sub-paragraph (1) to no more than the amount (which may be

 

nil) that seems reasonable in all the circumstances—

 

(a)    

to the Commission, or

 

(b)    

on a taxation under paragraph 19, to the county court or Auditor.’.

 


 

Mr Graham Brady

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Charles Walker

 

59

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  9,  after ‘constituency’, insert ‘with the exception of citizens

 

of Commonwealth countries or, subject to sub-paragraph (c) below, of the Republic of

 

Ireland.’.

 

Natascha Engel

 

332

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  19,  at end insert ‘, and

 

(c)    

the persons who, on that date, are aged 16 or 17 and would, but for their

 

age, be eligible for registration as electors at a parliamentary election in

 

any constituency.’.

 

Mr Graham Brady

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Charles Walker

 

60

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  19,  at end insert—

 

    

‘; and

 

(c)    

citizens of the Republic of Ireland who are ordinarily resident in Northern

 

Ireland and who have chosen Irish citizenship under the terms of the

 

Good Friday Agreement.’.


 
 

Committee of the whole House: 12 October 2010            

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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Graham Brady

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Charles Walker

 

61

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  19,  at end insert—

 

    

‘; and

 

(d)    

British citizens living outside the United Kingdom and not currently

 

entitled to vote as electors at a parliamentary election in any

 

constituency.

 

(1A)    

The Minister shall, within one month of the day on which this Act is passed, by

 

Order provide for a system of prior registration of those entitled to vote in the

 

referendum under subsection (1)(d) above, and for mechanisms by which their

 

votes can be cast.’.

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

156

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  19,  at end insert ‘; and

 

(c)    

British subjects of Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies who

 

have individually expressed a wish to participate in United Kingdom

 

Parliamentary elections.’.

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

157

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  19,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

The Minister must, within one month of the day on which this Act is passed, by

 

Order made by statutory instrument provide for a system of prior registration of

 

those entitled to vote in the referendum under subsection (1)(d) above, and for

 

mechanisms by which their votes can be cast.’.

 


 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

267

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  26,  line  5,  leave out ‘16th’ and insert ‘15th’.

 

Alun Michael

 

331

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  26,  line  31,  at end insert—

 

‘3A      

Any notices must—

 

(a)    

be published in a minimum 12 point font size, and

 

(b)    

include a prominent message in minimum 16 point font highlighting

 

the availablility of accessible formats.’.


 
 

Committee of the whole House: 12 October 2010            

292

 

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued

 
 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Mr Roger Godsiff

 

Fiona Mactaggart

 

Liz Kendall

 

Stella Creasy

 

Austin Mitchell

 

16

 

Schedule  2,  page  26,  line  39,  leave out ‘question’ and insert ‘questions’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Mr Roger Godsiff

 

Fiona Mactaggart

 

Liz Kendall

 

Stella Creasy

 

Austin Mitchell

 

17

 

Schedule  2,  page  27,  line  17,  leave out ‘answer’ and insert ‘answers’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

170

 

Schedule  2,  page  27,  line  33,  leave out ‘education’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

268

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  28,  line  2,  at end insert—

 

‘Modification of forms

 

9A  (1)  

The Chief Counting Officer may, for the purpose of making a relevant form

 

easier for voters to understand or use, specify modifications that are to be made

 

to the wording or appearance of the form.

 

      (2)  

In paragraph (1) “relevant form” means any of the following—

 

(a)    

Forms 3 to 11, 14 and 16 in Part 2 of this Schedule;

 

(b)    

the form of the notice set out in rule 16(7).

 

      (3)  

In this Part of this Act a reference to a form is to be read as a reference to that

 

form with any modifications specified under paragraph (1).

 

      (4)  

Where a form is modified by virtue of paragraph (1), section 26(2) of the

 

Welsh Language Act 1993 applies as if the modified form were specified by

 

this Act.’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

269

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  28,  line  8,  leave out ‘16th’ and insert ‘15th’.


 
 

Committee of the whole House: 12 October 2010            

293

 

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued

 
 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

270

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  29,  line  6,  leave out paragraphs (3) and (4) and insert—

 

    ‘(3)  

In England, the polling station allotted to electors from any parliamentary

 

polling district wholly or partly within a particular voting area must, in the

 

absence of special circumstances, be in the parliamentary polling place for that

 

district unless the parliamentary polling place is outside the voting area.

 

    (3A)  

In Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, the polling station allotted to electors

 

from any polling district must be in the polling place for that district.

 

      (4)  

The polling districts and polling places that apply for the purposes of paragraph

 

(3A) are—

 

(a)    

in Wales, those that would apply by virtue of provision made under

 

section 13(1)(a) of the Government of Wales 2006 in respect of an

 

election for membership of the National Assembly for Wales held on

 

the day of the referendum;

 

(b)    

in Scotland, those that would apply by virtue of provision made under

 

section 12(1)(a) of the Scotland Act 1998 in respect of an election for

 

membership of the Scottish Parliament held on the day of the

 

referendum;

 

(c)    

in Northern Ireland, those for the time being established under the law

 

relating to local elections with the meaning of section 130 of the

 

Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962.’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

271

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  29,  line  41,  at end insert—

 

         

‘This paragraph is subject to paragraphs (1A) and (2).

 

    (1A)  

An official poll card must not be sent to a person—

 

(a)    

as an elector, if the person is entitled to a postal vote in Northern

 

Ireland;

 

(b)    

as a proxy, if the person is entitled to a proxy postal vote in Northern

 

Ireland.’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

272

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  30,  line  23,  leave out sub-paragraph (b).

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

273

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  30,  line  27,  leave out sub-paragraph (d).

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Mr Roger Godsiff

 

Fiona Mactaggart

 

Liz Kendall

 

Stella Creasy

 

Austin Mitchell

 

18

 

Schedule  2,  page  32,  line  16,  after ‘only’, insert ‘in relation to each question’.


 
 

Committee of the whole House: 12 October 2010            

294

 

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued

 
 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

171

 

Schedule  2,  page  35,  line  3,  leave out paragraph (4).

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

274

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  35,  line  31,  after ‘referendum’ insert ‘on the voting system for

 

United Kingdom parliamentary elections’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

275

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  36,  line  5,  after ‘referendum’ insert ‘on the voting system for

 

United Kingdom parliamentary elections’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

276

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  36,  line  9,  after ‘referendum’ insert ‘on the voting system for

 

United Kingdom parliamentary elections’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

277

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  36,  line  22,  after ‘referendum’ insert ‘on the voting system for

 

United Kingdom parliamentary elections’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

278

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  36,  line  35,  after ‘referendum’ insert ‘on the voting system for

 

United Kingdom parliamentary elections’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

172

 

Schedule  2,  page  46,  line  44,  leave out ‘election’ and insert ‘referendum’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Liz Kendall

 

Stella Creasy

 

Sir Peter Soulsby

 

Stephen Twigg

 

Austin Mitchell

 

19

 

Schedule  2,  page  47,  line  22,  leave out ‘to the referendum question’ and insert

 

‘either or both of the referendum questions’.

 

Mr Roger Godsiff

 

Fiona Mactaggart

 

88

 

Schedule  2,  page  47,  line  22,  leave out ‘the referendum question’ and insert ‘either

 

or both of the referendum questions’.


 
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