SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2Rules for conduct of the referendum
PART 1Referendum rules
Action to be taken before the poll
Issue of official poll cards
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1
The counting officer must, as soon as practicable after the publication of notice of the referendum, send to electors and their proxies an official poll card.
2
An official poll card must not be sent to a person—
a
as an elector, if the person is entitled to a postal vote in Northern Ireland;
b
as a proxy, if the person is entitled to a proxy postal vote in Northern Ireland.
3
An official poll card must not be sent to a person registered, or to be registered, in pursuance of—
a
an overseas elector's declaration, within the meaning of section 2 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (registration of British citizens overseas), or
b
a declaration made by virtue of subsection (5) of section 3 of that Act (extension of franchise for European Parliamentary Elections).
4
An elector's official poll card must be sent or delivered to his or her qualifying address, and a proxy's to his or her address as shown in the list of proxies.
5
In the case of an elector who is entitled to vote in the referendum in England and Wales or Scotland—
a
an official poll card sent to the elector must be in the form set out in Form 5 in Part 2 of this Schedule;
b
an official postal poll card sent to the elector must be in the form set out in Form 6 in Part 2 of this Schedule;
c
an official poll card sent to the proxy of the elector must be in the form set out in Form 7 in Part 2 of this Schedule;
d
an official postal poll card sent to the proxy of the elector must be in the form set out in Form 8 in Part 2 of this Schedule.
6
In the case of an elector who is entitled to vote in the referendum in Northern Ireland—
a
an official poll card sent to the elector must be in the form set out in Form 9 in Part 2 of this Schedule;
b
an official poll card sent to the proxy of the elector must be in the form set out in Form 10 in Part 2 of this Schedule.
7
An official poll card or official postal poll card may set out whatever information, in addition to that required by virtue of paragraph (5) or (6), the counting officer thinks appropriate.
8
Different information may be provided in pursuance of paragraph (7) to different electors or descriptions of elector.
9
In this rule—
“qualifying address” means the address in respect of which a person is entitled to be registered on the register of electors;
“elector” includes only those electors who, on the last day for publication of notice of the referendum, appear on a register to be used for the referendum.