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Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 25 October 2010
243

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued

    ‘(1)
The official poll cards used for the referendum and for the relevant elections

must be combined for all electors qualified to vote in all the polls.’.

Edward Miliband

Sadiq Khan

Chris Bryant

Mr Peter Hain

Not called  (c)

Paragraph 15, leave out sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) and insert—

    ‘(1)
Separate ballot boxes must be used for the referendum to that used for other

relevant elections taking place on the same day.

      (2)
Each ballot box must be marked to show—

(a)
the referendum or relevant election to which it relates, and

(b)
the colour of ballot papers that should be placed in it.’.

Edward Miliband

Sadiq Khan

Chris Bryant

Mr Peter Hain

Not selected  (d)

After paragraph 18 insert—

‘Electoral Commission guidance

18A
The Electoral Commission are to supply posters to be displayed in every

polling station used for the referendum, which give neutral information on first

past the post and alternative vote systems that are the subject of the

referendum, subject to agreement by the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral

Commission.’.

Edward Miliband

Sadiq Khan

Chris Bryant

Mr Peter Hain

Not called  (e)

Paragraph 31, at the end of sub-paragraph (3) insert ‘or is a Member of Parliament.’.

Edward Miliband

Sadiq Khan

Chris Bryant

Mr Peter Hain

Not called  (f)

Paragraph 32, in sub-paragraph (1)(c), leave out ‘separate’ and insert ‘keep separate

throughout.’.

Edward Miliband

Sadiq Khan

Chris Bryant

Mr Peter Hain

Not called  (g)

In paragraph 33, at the end of sub-paragraph (1)(a), insert ‘containing ballot papers

for the referendum vote.’.

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 25 October 2010
244

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued

Edward Miliband

Sadiq Khan

Chris Bryant

Mr Peter Hain

Not called  (h)

In paragraph 33, at the end of sub-paragraph (1)(b) insert ‘containing ballot papers

for the referendum vote.’.

Edward Miliband

Sadiq Khan

Chris Bryant

Mr Peter Hain

Not called  (i)

In paragraph 48, at the end of sub-paragraph (3)(a) insert ‘containing ballot papers

for the referendum vote.’.

Edward Miliband

Sadiq Khan

Chris Bryant

Mr Peter Hain

Not called  (j)

In paragraph 48, sub-paragraph (3), at end of sub-sub-paragraph (b) insert

‘containing ballot papers for the referendum vote.’.

Schedule added to the Bill.

Bill reported, with Amendments.



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