1 April 2004
9.Sections 1(1) and (2) provide that European Parliamentary elections and any combined local elections in the regions specified in section 1(3) are to be run as all-postal pilots and on the terms set out in a pilot order made by the Secretary of State. The pilot regions are the North East, East Midlands, Yorkshire & the Humber and North West electoral regions.
10.Subsections (4) and (5) provide that postal votes must be returned along with a ‘declaration of identity’ carrying the signature of the elector along with the signature, name and address of a witness.
11.Subsection (6) provides that secrecy warnings will be included on the declaration of identity.