SCHEDULE 2Further provision about voting in the referendum

PART 3Postal voting: issue and receipt of ballot papers

Opening of ballot paper envelopes

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1

The counting officer must open separately each ballot paper envelope placed in the receptacle for ballot paper envelopes.

2

The counting officer must place—

a

in the postal ballot box, any postal ballot paper the number on which is the same as the number on the ballot paper envelope,

b

in the receptacle for rejected votes, any other postal ballot paper, which is to be marked “provisionally rejected” and to which is to be attached the ballot paper envelope, and

c

in the receptacle for rejected ballot paper envelopes, any ballot paper envelope which is to be marked “provisionally rejected” because it does not contain a postal ballot paper.