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| | | For the text of New Schedule 5 (Combination of Polls: Northern Ireland) see pages |
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| | | As Amendments to New Schedule 5 (Combination of Polls: Northern Ireland):— |
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| | | ‘12(1) | The Chief Electoral Officer shall select the colour of the ballot paper used for |
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| | | (2) | The ballot papers used for any relevant elections shall be of a different colour |
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| | | from that selected by the Chief Electoral Officer.’. |
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| | Paragraph 14, 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 15, 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 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 18 insert— |
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| | | ‘Electoral Commission guidance |
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| | | 18A | 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 31, at the end of sub-paragraph (3) insert ‘or is a Member of Parliament.’. |
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| | Paragraph 32, in sub-paragraph (1)(c), leave out ‘separate’ and insert ‘keep separate |
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| | In paragraph 33, 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 33, 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 (b) insert |
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| | ‘containing ballot papers for the referendum vote.’. |
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| | The Deputy Prime Minister |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | Where the date of the poll for one or more of the following is the same as the date |
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| | | of the poll for the referendum, the polls are to be taken together— |
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| | | (a) | a local authority election in England; |
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| | | (b) | a local referendum in England; |
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5 | | (c) | a mayoral election in England. |
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| | | (2) | The polls for the referendum and the Welsh Assembly general election in 2011 |
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| | | are to be taken together. |
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| | | (3) | The polls for the referendum and the Scottish parliamentary general election in |
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| | | 2011 are to be taken together. |
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10 | | (4) | Where the date of the poll for one or more of the following is the same as the date |
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| | | of the poll for the referendum, the polls are to be taken together— |
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| | | (a) | a Northern Ireland Assembly Election; |
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| | | (b) | a Northern Ireland local election. |
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| | | (5) | The following have effect— |
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15 | | Schedule [Combination of polls: England], in relation to the polls to be |
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| | | taken together in England under subsection (1); |
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| | | Schedule [Combination of polls: Wales], in relation to the polls to be taken |
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| | | together in Wales under subsection (2); |
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| | | Schedule [Combination of polls: Scotland], in relation to the polls to be |
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20 | | taken together in Scotland under subsection (3); |
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| | | Schedule [Combination of polls: Northern Ireland], in relation to the polls |
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| | | to be taken together in Northern Ireland under subsection (4). |
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| | | (6) | Polls taken together under this section must not be taken together with any other |
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| | | polls (despite provision in any enactment to the contrary). |
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25 | | (7) | Section 16 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (postponement of poll at |
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| | | parish elections etc) does not apply to any polls taken together under |
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| | | “local authority election in England” means the election of a councillor of |
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| | | (a) | a county council in England; |
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| | | (b) | a district council in England; |
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| | | (c) | a London borough council; |
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35 | | “local referendum in England” means a referendum held in England under |
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| | | Part 2 of the Local Government Act 2000; |
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| | | “mayoral election in England” means an election in England for the return |
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| | | of an elected mayor as defined by section 39(1) of the Local Government |
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40 | | “Northern Ireland Assembly election” means an election to the Northern |
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| | | “Northern Ireland local election” means a local election as defined by |
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| | | section 130(1) of the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962; |
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| | | “Scottish parliamentary general election” means an ordinary election under |
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45 | | section 2 of the Scotland Act 1998; |
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| | | “Welsh Assembly general election” means an ordinary election under |
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| | | section 3 of the Government of Wales Act 2006.’. |
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| | | As Amendments to The Deputy Prime Minister’s proposed New Clause (Combination |
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| | Line 1, leave out subsection (1) and insert— |
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| | | ‘(1) | Where the date of the poll for a local authority election in England is the |
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| | | same as the date of the poll for the referendum, the polls are to be taken |
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