SCHEDULE 2RULES FOR BID BALLOTS, RENEWAL BALLOTS AND ALTERATION BALLOTS
RULES FOR BALLOTS
Rejected ballot papers
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1
Where a ballot paper is received which bears the same number or barcode as a ballot paper already received, both that ballot paper and the other ballot paper bearing the same number or barcode (as the case may be) shall be void and not counted.
2
Any ballot paper which is unsigned, unmarked or void for uncertainty shall, subject to sub-paragraph (3), be void and not counted.
3
A ballot paper on which the vote is marked—
a
elsewhere than in the proper place; or
b
otherwise than by means of a cross; or
c
by more than one mark,
shall not for such reason be deemed to be void if the voting intention appears clear.