The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012 No. 1917

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3 Rules for the conduct of PCC elections where poll not taken together with poll at another election

PART 3 Contested PCC elections

COUNTING OF VOTES

The first count

Direction to conduct a re-count

55.—(1) The police area returning officer may direct a local returning officer to have the votes re-counted.

(2) The police area returning officer may give a direction under paragraph (1) only if the police area returning officer has reason to doubt the accuracy of the counting of the votes in the voting area for which the local returning officer acts.

(3) A local returning officer who is given a direction under paragraph (1) must—

(a) begin the re-count as soon as practicable, and

(b) if the officer does not begin the re-count immediately, notify the counting agents of the time and place at which it will take place.