Synodical Government Measure 1969

[F1 39 (1) A person is a qualified elector in an election of members of a diocesan synod if the person's name and address is, as at 6.00 a.m. on the day on which nomination papers for the election are issued under Rule 40— E

(a) in the case of an election by the house of clergy of a deanery synod in the diocese, recorded in the register of clerical electors, or

(b) in the case of an election by the house of laity of a deanery synod in the diocese, recorded in the register of lay electors.

(2) But a member of either house who has been co-opted under Rule 18 is not a qualified elector in an election of members of the diocesan synod.

(3) The diocesan electoral registration officer must, at least 21 days before nomination papers are issued under Rule 40, give the secretary of each deanery synod in the diocese—

(a) a copy of the names and addresses recorded in the register of clerical electors, and

(b) a copy of those recorded in the register of lay electors.

(4) The secretary of each deanery synod must, within seven days of receiving the copy names and addresses, provide the diocesan electoral registration officer with—

(a) if the names and addresses are correct, a certificate in writing to that effect, and

(b) if they are not correct, a notification in writing of the corrections required.

(5) The diocesan electoral registration officer must, no later than seven days before nomination papers are issued under Rule 40, give a copy of the names and addresses (with whatever corrections are required having been made) to the presiding officer in the election.

(6) The register of clerical electors and the register of lay electors must be available for inspection at the diocesan office during the period beginning with the issue of nomination papers under Rule 40 and ending with the close of nominations.

(7) Each of the registers must, in the form in which it is made available for inspection, include the name of each elector but no other personal data.

(8) Corrections to either register may be made up until the close of nominations; but after the close of nominations, no names may be added to or removed from either register until the declaration of the result of the election.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 3 substituted (1.1.2020) by Church Representation and Ministers Measure 2019 (No. 1), s. 1(3), Sch. 1 (with Sch. 3); S.I. 2019/1460, art. 2