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| For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:
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| Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill |
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| | For the text of New Schedule 2 (Combination of Polls: England) see pages 605-639 of |
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| | the Committee of the whole House paper published on Wednesday 20 October 2010. |
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| | As Amendments to New Schedule 2 (Combination of Polls: England):— |
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| Paragraph 11, in sub-paragraph (1) leave out ‘15th’ and insert ‘28th’. |
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| After paragraph 12, insert— |
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| | ‘Absent voter application |
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| | 12A | An application under regulation 51(4)b of the Representation of the People |
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| | (England and Wales) Regulations 2001, SI 2001/341, for an absent vote must |
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| | state whether it is made for parliamentary elections, local government |
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| | elections, referendums or all of them.’. |
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| Leave out paragraph 15 and insert— |
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| | ‘15(1) | The Chief Counting Officer shall select the colour of the ballot paper used for |
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| | (2) | The other ballot papers used for any relevant election shall be of a different |
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| | colour from that selected by the Chief Counting Officer.’. |
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| Paragraph 17, leave out sub-paragraph (1) and insert— |
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| | ‘(1) | The official poll cards used for the referendum and for the relevant elections |
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| | must be combined for all electors qualified to vote in all the polls.’. |
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| Paragraph 18, leave out sub-paragraph (1) and (2) and insert— |
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| | ‘(1) | Separate ballot boxes must be used for the referendum to those used for other |
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| | relevant elections taking place on the same day. |
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| | (2) | Each ballot box must be marked to show— |
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| | (a) | the referendum or relevant election to which it relates, and |
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| | (b) | the colour of ballot papers that should be placed in it.’. |
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| After paragraph 21 insert— |
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| | ‘Electoral Commission guidance |
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| | 21A | The Electoral Commission are to supply posters to be displayed in every |
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| | polling station used for the referendum, which give neutral information on first |
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| | past the post and alternative vote systems that are the subject of the |
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| | referendum, subject to agreement by the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral |
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| Paragraph 27, in sub-paragraph (1), leave out ‘If the counting officer thinks fit, the |
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| same copy of the register of electors may’ and insert ‘Separate registers of |
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| Paragraph 27, leave out sub-paragraphs (2) to (4). |
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| Paragraph 40, at the end of sub-paragraph (3) insert ‘or |
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| | (c) | a Member of Parliament.’. |
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| After paragraph 43 insert— |
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| | ‘Priority in counting of votes |
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| | 43A | Counting officers must give priority to the counting of ballots cast in— |
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| | (a) | the respective elections to the Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
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| | devolved administrations, and |
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| | (b) | local council elections in each part of the United Kingdom.’. |
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| In paragraph 44, sub-paragraph (1), at end of sub-sub-paragraph (a) insert ‘containing |
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| ballot papers for the referendum vote.’. |
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| In paragraph 44, sub-paragraph (1), at end of sub-sub-paragraph (b) insert |
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| ‘containing ballot papers for the referendum vote.’. |
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| In paragraph 44, sub-paragraph (3), at end of sub-sub-paragraph (a) insert ‘containing |
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| ballot papers for the referendum vote.’. |
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| In paragraph 44, sub-paragraph (3), at end of sub-sub-paragraph (b) insert |
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| ‘containing ballot papers for the referendum vote.’. |
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| In Part 2, in the second column, in the entry relating to Regulation 71, leave out |
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| ‘eleventh’ and insert ‘fifteenth’. |
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| | For the text of New Schedule 3 (Combination of Polls: Wales) see pages 640-676 of the |
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| | Committee of the whole House paper published on Wednesday 20 October 2010. |
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| | As Amendments to New Schedule 3 (Combination of Polls: Wales):— |
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| Leave out paragraph 18 and insert— |
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| | ‘18(1) | The Chief Counting Officer shall select the colour of the ballot paper used for |
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| | (2) | The other ballot papers used for the Assembly election shall be of a different |
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| | colour from that selected by the Chief Counting Officer.’. |
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| Paragraph 15, leave out sub-paragraph (1) and insert— |
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| | ‘(1) | The official poll cards used for the referendum and the Assembly elections |
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| | must be combined for all electors qualified to vote in all the polls.’. |
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| Paragraph 17, leave out sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) and insert— |
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| | ‘(1) | Separate ballot boxes must be used for the referendum to that used for the |
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| | (a) | the referendum or Assembly election to which it relates, and |
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| | (b) | the colour of ballot papers that should be placed in it.’. |
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| After paragraph 21 insert— |
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| | ‘Electoral Commission guidance |
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| | 21A | The Electoral Commission are to supply posters to be displayed in every |
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| | polling station used for the referendum, which give neutral information on first |
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| | referendum, subject to agreement by the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral |
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| Paragraph 45, at the end of sub-paragraph (3) insert ‘or |
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| | (c) | a Member of Parliament.’. |
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| Paragraph 47, in sub-paragraph (1)(d), leave out ‘separate’ and insert ‘keep separate |
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| In paragraph 49, sub-paragraph (1), at end of sub-sub-paragraph (a) insert ‘containing |
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| In paragraph 49, sub-paragraph (1), at end of sub-sub-paragraph (b) insert |
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| ‘containing ballot papers for the referendum vote.’. |
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| In paragraph 49, sub-paragraph (3), at end of sub-sub-paragraph (a) insert ‘containing |
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| In paragraph 49, sub-paragraph (3), at end of sub-sub-paragraph (b) insert |
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| ‘containing ballot papers for the referendum vote.’. |
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| | For the text of New Schedule 4 (Combination of Polls: Scotland) see pages 676-713 of |
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| | the Committee of the whole House paper published on Wednesday 20 October 2010. |
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| | As Amendments to New Schedule 4 (Combination of Polls: Scotland):— |
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| Leave out paragraph 18 and insert— |
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| | ‘18(1) | The Chief Counting Officer shall select the colour of the ballot paper used for |
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| | (2) | The ballot papers used for constituency or regional ballots shall be of a |
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| | different colour from that selected by the Chief Counting Officer.’. |
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| Paragraph 15, leave out sub-paragraph (1) and insert— |
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| | ‘(1) | The official poll cards used for the referendum and for the Scottish |
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| | parliamentary election must be combined for all electors qualified to vote in all |
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| Paragraph 17, leave out sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) and insert— |
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| | ‘(1) | Separate ballot boxes must be used for the referendum to that used for the |
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| | Scottish parliamentary elections. |
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| | (2) | Each ballot box must be marked to show— |
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| | (a) | the referendum or parliamentary election to which it relates, and |
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| | (b) | the colour of ballot papers that should be placed in it.’. |
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| After paragraph 21 insert— |
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| | 21A | The Electoral Commission are to supply posters to be displayed in every |
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| | polling station used for the referendum, which give neutral information on first |
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| | referendum, subject to agreement by the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral |
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| Paragraph 42, at the end of sub-paragraph (3) insert ‘or |
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| | (c) | a Member of Parliament.’. |
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| Paragraph 46, in sub-paragraph (1)(d), leave out ‘separate’ and insert ‘keep separate |
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| In paragraph 48, sub-paragraph (1), at end of sub-sub-paragraph (b) insert |
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| ‘containing ballot papers for the referendum vote.’. |
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| In paragraph 48, sub-paragraph (3), at end of sub-sub-paragraph (a) insert ‘containing |
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| In paragraph 48, sub-paragraph (3), at end of sub-sub-paragraph (b) insert |
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