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| | As Amendments to New Schedule 4 (Combination of Polls: Scotland):— |
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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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| 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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| 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 42, at the end of sub-paragraph (3) insert ‘or |
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| | (c) | the person is 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, at the end of sub-paragraph (1) (a) insert ‘containing ballot papers |
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| for the referendum vote.’. |
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| In paragraph 48, at the end of sub-paragraph (1), at end of sub-sub-paragraph (1)(b) |
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| insert ‘containing ballot papers for the referendum vote.’. |
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| In paragraph 48, at the end of sub-paragraph (3), at end of sub-sub-paragraph (a) |
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| insert ‘containing ballot papers for the referendum vote.’. |
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| In paragraph 48, at the end of sub-paragraph (3), at end of sub-sub-paragraph (b) |
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| insert ‘containing ballot papers for the referendum vote.’. |
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| The Deputy Prime Minister |
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| To move the following Schedule:— |
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| | ‘Combination of polls: Northern Ireland |
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| | Provision about combination |
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| | 1 (1) | An election the poll for which is, under section [Combination of polls](4), to |
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| | be taken together with the poll for the referendum is referred to in this Schedule |
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| | as a “relevant election”. |
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| | (2) | The polls to be taken together are referred to in this Schedule as “combined |
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| | “Assembly election” means an election to the Northern Ireland Assembly; |
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| | “Assembly Elections Rules” means the parliamentary elections rules as |
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| | applied for the purposes of Assembly elections by Article 3(1) of, and |
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| | Schedule 1 to, the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 2001 |
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| | “Chief Electoral Officer” means the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern |
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| | “counting agent” means a counting agent for the referendum or a counting |
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| | agent for a relevant election (except where one or other is specified); |
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| | “local election” has the meaning given in section 130(1) of the Electoral |
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| | Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962; |
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| | “Local Elections Rules” means the rules set out in Schedule 5 to the |
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| | Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962. |
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| | 3 | The cost of taking the combined polls (excluding any cost solely attributable |
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| | to the referendum or to a particular relevant election), and any cost attributable |
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| | to their combination, is to be apportioned equally among them. |
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| | Publication of statement of persons nominated |
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| | 4 (1) | The statement of persons nominated at the relevant elections must be published |
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| | by not later than the 15th day before the date of the poll. |
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| | (2) | The timetables set out in the following provisions are to be read with whatever |
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| | (a) | rule 1 of the Assembly Elections Rules; |
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| | (b) | rule 1 of the Local Elections Rules. |
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| | Directions by Chief Counting Officer to Chief Electoral Officer |
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| | 5 (1) | The reference in paragraph 3(5)(a) of Schedule 1 to a counting officer’s |
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| | functions includes (subject to sub-paragraph (5)) the functions of the Chief |
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| | Electoral Officer that are conferred by— |
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| | (a) | the relevant provisions of the Assembly Elections Rules; |
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| | (b) | the relevant provisions of the Local Elections Rules; |
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| | (c) | paragraph 32(1), (2)(b) and (6) below. |
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| | (2) | The reference in paragraph 3(5)(b) of that Schedule to information that a |
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| | counting officer has or is entitled to have includes information that the Chief |
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| | Electoral Officer has, or is entitled to have, by virtue of exercising those |
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| | (3) | The relevant provisions of the Assembly Elections Rules are— |
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| | (a) | rule 19A (corresponding number list); |
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| | (b) | rule 23(2) (notice of situation of polling stations etc); |
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| | (c) | rule 24 (postal ballot papers); |
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| | (d) | rule 25 (provision of polling stations); |
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| | (e) | in rule 26 (appointment of presiding officers and clerks), paragraph (1) |
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| | to the extent that it concerns the appointment of presiding officers and |
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| | clerks to assist them, and paragraph (2); |
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| | (f) | rule 29 (equipment of polling stations); |
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| | (g) | rule 31(a) (notification of requirement of secrecy at polling stations); |
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| | (h) | rule 31A (return of postal ballot papers); |
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| | (i) | rule 32(3) (certificate as to employment); |
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| | (j) | rule 33(2)(b) (authorisation to remove person from polling station). |
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| | (4) | The relevant provisions of the Local Elections Rules are— |
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| | (a) | rule 20(2) (notice of situation of polling stations etc); |
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| | (b) | rule 21 (postal ballot papers); |
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| | (c) | rule 22 (provision of polling stations); |
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| | (d) | in rule 23 (appointment of presiding officers and clerks), paragraph (1) |
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| | to the extent that it concerns the appointment of presiding officers and |
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| | clerks to assist them, and paragraph (2); |
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| | (e) | rule 26 (equipment of polling stations); |
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| | (f) | rule 28(a) (notification of requirement of secrecy at polling stations); |
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| | (g) | rule 29(3) (certificate as to employment); |
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| | (h) | rule 30(2)(b) (authorisation to remove person from polling station). |
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| | (5) | Functions of the Chief Electoral Officer conferred by— |
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| | (a) | rule 19A of the Assembly Elections Rules to the extent that it relates |
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| | to ballot papers issued in pursuance of rule 24(1) of those rules, |
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| | (b) | rule 24 or 31A of the Assembly Elections Rules, |
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| | (c) | rule 21 of the Local Elections Rules, or |
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| | (d) | paragraph 32(2)(b) below, |
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| | | fall within sub-paragraph (1) only where the Chief Electoral Officer decides |
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| | that the proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers in respect |
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| | of the referendum and the relevant elections are to be taken together. |
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| | 6 | Forms 2, 3, 5 and 6 in Part 2 of this Schedule are “relevant forms” for the |
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| | purposes of rule 9A of the referendum rules. |
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| Action to be taken before poll |
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| | Corresponding number lists |
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| | 7 (1) | This paragraph applies where the Chief Electoral Officer decides that the |
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| | proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers in respect of the |
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| | referendum and the relevant elections are to be taken together. |
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| | (2) | If the Chief Electoral Officer thinks fit, the lists to be prepared under the |
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| | following provisions may be combined in the form set out in Form 1 in Part 2 |
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| | (a) | rule 6 of the referendum rules; |
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| | (b) | rule 19A of the Assembly Elections Rules; |
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| | (3) | In that case, this paragraph applies instead of— |
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| | (a) | rule 6(2) of the referendum rules; |
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| | (b) | rule 19A(2) of the Assembly Elections Rules. |
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| | 8 (1) | This paragraph applies where the Chief Electoral Officer decides that the |
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| | proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers in respect of the |
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| | referendum and the relevant elections are not to be taken together. |
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| | (2) | If the Chief Electoral Officer thinks fit, the officer may prepare a single list |
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| | containing the numbers and other unique identifying marks of all of the ballot |
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| | papers to be provided to presiding officers in pursuance of the following |
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| | (a) | rule 16(1) of the referendum rules; |
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| | (b) | rule 29(1) of the Assembly Elections Rules. |
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| | (3) | The list must be in the form set out in Form 1 in Part 2 of this Schedule. |
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| | (4) | If a list is prepared in relation to ballot papers under this paragraph, the list |
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| | prepared under the following provisions must not include details relating to |
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| | (a) | rule 6 of the referendum rules; |
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| | (b) | rule 19A of the Assembly Elections Rules. |
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| | (5) | A reference in an enactment to a list prepared under a provision mentioned in |
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| | sub-paragraph (4) has effect, in so far as it relates to ballot papers to be |
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| | provided in pursuance of the provisions mentioned in sub-paragraph (2), as a |
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| | reference to the list prepared under this paragraph. |
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| | Notice of polling stations |
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| | 9 (1) | The notice given under rule 10(3) of the referendum rules must— |
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| | (a) | state that the poll for the referendum is to be taken together with the |
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| | poll for the relevant elections, and |
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| | (b) | specify the constituency or district council for which each relevant |
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| | (2) | The notice given under rule 23(2) of the Assembly Elections Rules must— |
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| | (a) | state that the poll for the Assembly election is to be taken together with |
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| | the poll for the referendum, and |
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| | (b) | state that the poll for the Assembly election is to be taken together with |
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| | the poll for a local election, specifying the relevant district council. |
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| | (3) | The notice given under rule 20(2) of the Local Elections Rules must— |
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| | (a) | state that the poll for the local election is to be taken together with the |
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| | poll for the referendum, and |
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| | (b) | state that the poll for the local election is to be taken together with the |
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| | poll for an Assembly election, specifying the relevant constituency. |
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