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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued


 
 

Committee of the whole House: 19 October 2010            

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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued


 
 

Committee of the whole House: 19 October 2010            

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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued


 
 

Committee of the whole House: 19 October 2010            

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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued

 
 

Part 3

 

Forms referred to in Part 1

 

Note - The forms contained in this Part may be adapted so far as circumstances require.

 
 

Paragraphs 6(3) and 7(4)

 

Form 1 - Form of corresponding number list (to be used for combined polls)

 

Voting area/constituency: ........................................

 
 

Date of Poll: .........................................

 
 

Sheet No.: .............................................

 
 

Ballot Paper Number

Unique Identifying Mark

Elector Number (to be

 
 

(identify the number

 

completed only in respect of

 
 

issued for the

 

ballot papers issued to

 
 

referendum/election)

 

postal voters)

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

Paragraph 10(3)


 
 

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Form 2 - Form of postal voting statement (to be used where proceedings on issue

 

and receipt of postal ballot papers combined)

 

Postal Voting Statement

 
   
 

*Voter’s name: .................................

Ballot paper nos. ............................

 
 

*Counting officer to insert name but omit where ballot papers sent to an anonymous elector

 
  

[other identifying mark]

 
 

You must provide your [# signature and] date of birth. If you do not, the postal voting

 
 

statement will be invalid and your vote will not be counted.

 
 

I AM THE PERSON THE BALLOT PAPERS NUMBERED ABOVE WERE SENT TO

 
 

Date of birth

DDMMYYYY

(voter’s date of birth)

 
 

#Signature

 

(voter’s signature)

 
   

IMPORTANT - Keep

 
   

signature within border

 
 

#(Counting officer to omit where a person has been granted a waiver)

 
 

It is an offence to vote using a ballot paper that is not addressed to you.

 
 

PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS TO THE VOTER

 
 

Issued by the counting officer

 
 

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE VOTER

 
 

Complete the ballot papers yourself and in private. If you need help, contact the

 
 

counting officer’s staff as shown below.

 
 

[contact details for assistance; include address as appropriate]

 
 

1.

You must provide your [#signature and] date of birth. If you do not, the postal

 
  

voting statement will be invalid and your vote(s) will not be counted.

 
 

2.

When you are voting in the referendum on the voting system for United Kingdom

 
  

parliamentary elections ([insert colour of ballot paper] ballot paper), mark a cross

 
  

(X) in the box on the right hand side of the ballot paper opposite the answer you are

 
  

voting for. Vote once only. Do not mark the ballot paper in any other way or your

 
  

vote may not be counted.

 
 

3.

When you are voting in the Scottish Parliament election, you have two ballot papers

 
  

(a constituency ballot paper coloured [insert colour] and a regional ballot paper

 
  

coloured [insert colour]). Vote only once on each ballot paper. Vote by marking a

 
  

cross (X) in the box opposite the name of the party or candidate you are voting for.

 
  

Do not put any other marks on the ballot papers or your votes may not count.

 
 

4.

If you need help voting, the person helping you must not tell anyone how you voted.

 
 

5.

Put all the ballot papers in the small envelope marked A and seal it.

 
 

6.

Complete the postal voting statement by [#signing it, and] providing your date of

 
  

birth.

 
 

7.

Then put the envelope marked A together with the postal voting statement in the

 
  

larger envelope marked B. Return it straightaway.

 
 

8.

After receiving this postal vote, you cannot vote in person at a polling station in

 
  

the referendum or election.

 
 

9.

If you accidentally spoil any of your ballot papers, you can apply to the counting

 
  

officer for replacements before 5 pm on [day/date of poll]. You must return all the

 
  

ballot papers, the postal voting statement and the envelopes marked A and B. Make

 
  

sure you contact the counting officer as soon as possible.

 
 

!

Your ballot papers and the postal voting statement must be received by the counting

 
  

officer by 10 pm on [day/date of poll]. You can deliver your completed postal votes

 
  

to any polling station in your voting area on polling day.

 
 

It is an offence to vote using a ballot paper that is not addressed to you.

 
 

It is illegal to vote more than once in the referendum (unless you are appointed as a

 
 

proxy for another person).

 
 

It is illegal to vote more than once in the constituency poll at the election (unless you

 
 

are appointed as a proxy for another person).

 
 

It is illegal to vote more than once in the regional poll at the election (unless you are

 
 

appointed as a proxy for another person).

 
 

#(Counting officer to omit where a person has been granted a waiver)

 
 

*Delete as appropriate

 
   

 
 

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Paragraph 11(2)

 

Form 3 - Form of postal voting statement (to be used for referendum where

 

proceedings on issue and receipt of postal ballot papers not combined)

 

Postal Voting Statement

 
 


 
   
 

*Voter’s name: .................................

Ballot paper no. .......................

 
  

(insert colour)

 
 

*(Counting officer to insert name but omit where ballot papers sent to an anonymous

 
 

elector)

 
  

[other identifying mark]

 

 
 

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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued

 
 

You must provide your [# signature and] date of birth. If you do not, the postal voting

 
 

statement will be invalid and your vote will not be counted.

 
 

I AM THE PERSON THE BALLOT PAPER NUMBERED ABOVE WAS SENT TO

 
 

Date of birth

DDMMYYYY

(voter’s date of birth)

 
 

#Signature

 

(voter’s signature)

 
   

IMPORTANT - Keep

 
   

signature within border

 
 

#(Counting officer to omit where a person has been granted a waiver)

 
 

It is an offence to vote using a ballot paper that is not addressed to you.

 
 

PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS TO THE VOTER

 
 

Issued by the counting officer

 
 

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE VOTER

 
 

Complete the ballot paper yourself and in private. If you need help, contact the

 
 

counting officer’s staff as shown below.

 
 

[contact details for assistance; include address as appropriate]

 
 

1.

You must provide your [#signature and] date of birth. You must do this even if you

 
  

have already signed a postal voting statement in respect of the Scottish Parliament

 
  

election which is to be held on the same day. If you do not, the postal voting

 
  

statement will be invalid and your vote will not be counted.

 
 

2.

Vote once only. Do not mark the ballot paper in any other way or your vote may not

 
  

be counted.

 
 

3.

Mark a cross (X) in the box on the right hand side of the ballot paper opposite the

 
  

answer you are voting for.

 
 

4.

If you need help in voting, the person helping you must not tell anyone how you

 
  

voted.

 
 

5.

Put the ballot paper in the small envelope marked A and seal it.

 
 

6.

Complete the postal voting statement by [#signing it, and] providing your date of

 
  

birth.

 
 

7.

Then put the envelope marked A together with the postal voting statement in the

 
  

larger envelope marked B. Return it straightaway.

 
 

8.

After receiving this postal vote, you cannot vote in person at a polling station in

 
  

this referendum.

 
 

9.

If you accidentally spoil your ballot paper, you can apply to the counting officer for

 
  

a replacement before 5 pm on [day/date of poll]. You must return the spoilt ballot

 
  

paper, the postal voting statement and the envelopes marked A and B. Make sure

 
  

you contact the counting officer as soon as possible.

 
 

!

Your ballot paper and the postal voting statement must be received by the counting

 
  

officer by 10 pm on [day/date of poll]. You can deliver your completed postal vote

 
  

to any polling station in your voting area on polling day.

 
 

It is an offence to vote using a ballot paper that is not addressed to you.

 
 

It is illegal to vote more than once (unless you are appointed as a proxy for another

 
 

person) in this referendum.

 
 

#(Counting officer to omit where a person has been granted a waiver)

 
 

*Delete as appropriate

 
   

 
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