The Voter Identification (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) (Amendment) Rules 2022

Ballot Paper Refusal List

Form of directions for the guidance of the voters in voting

SCHEDULE 2 — Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules 2006 Forms

PART 1 — Forms for use at an election of councillors of a parish where the poll is not taken together with another election or referendum

Official Poll Card (to be sent to an elector voting in person)

Front of form

Rear of form

Official Proxy Poll Card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person)

Front of form

Rear of form

Ballot Paper Refusal List

Form of directions for the guidance of the voters in voting

PART 2 — Forms for use at an election of councillors of a parish where the poll is taken together with another election or referendum

Official Poll Card (to be sent to an elector voting in person)

Front of form

Rear of form

Official Proxy Poll Card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person)

Front of form

Rear of form

Ballot Paper Refusal List

Form of directions for the guidance of the voters in voting

SCHEDULE 3 — Greater London Authority Elections Rules 2007 Forms

Form 12: Official poll card

Front of form

Rear of form

Form 14: Official proxy poll card

Front of form

Rear of form

Form 15A: Ballot paper refusal list

Form 16: Notices for guidance of voters at by-elections and ordinary elections

Notice A: Notice for guidance of voters for display inside and outside polling stations)

Form 17: Notices for guidance of voters at Authority elections combined with another election

Notice A1: Notice for guidance of voters for display inside and outside polling stations

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Scott of Bybrook — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities — 22nd December 2022

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Rules make provision related to the requirement for voters to present photographic identification when voting at polling stations. The rules amend the rules governing the election of principal area councillors and parish councillors in England, and the election of the Mayor of London and members of the London Assembly, making equivalent amendments to those made by Schedule 1 to the Elections Act 2022 (c. 37) to the UK parliamentary elections rules in Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2).

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector and community bodies is available from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities at 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF and published with the Explanatory Memorandum alongside this instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1983 c. 2. Subsection (1) was amended by section 13(2) of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1). Subsection (2A) was inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29).

[^f00002]: 2000 c. 41. Subsection (2)(d) was amended by paragraph 2(11) of Schedule 2 to the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2006/3304, amended by S.I. 2014/494; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00004]: S.I. 2006/3305; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2014/492, 2022/263 (W. 79).

[^f00005]: S.I. 2007/3541; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2016/24, 2018/1310.

[^f00006]: S.I. 2022/1382.

[^f00007]: Section 13B was inserted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2). Subsections (3B) and (3D) were inserted by section 11(4) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22).

[^f00008]: Section 59A was inserted by paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Elections Act 2022 (c. 37).

[^f00009]: 2018 c. 12. See section 3(9) of that Act.