SCHEDULE 2Further provision about voting in the referendum

PART 3Postal voting: issue and receipt of ballot papers

Sealing up of completed corresponding number lists and security of special lists

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1

As soon as practicable after the issue of each batch of postal ballot papers, the counting officer must make up into a packet the completed corresponding number lists for those ballot papers which have been issued and must seal that packet.

2

Until the counting officer has sealed the packet as described in paragraph 35(11), the counting officer must take proper precautions for the security of the marked copy of the postal voters list and the proxy postal voters list.