Maximum recoverable amount for expenses at a contested Assembly constituency election held on the same day as the Alternative Vote Referendum
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1
The total of the charges recoverable by a returning officer at a contested Assembly constituency election held on the same day as the Alternative Vote Referendum in respect of the expenses of the description specified in paragraph (2) must not exceed the amount listed for each Assembly constituency in column 3 of the table in Schedule 1.
2
The expenses are—
a
appointment and payment of fees to persons who assist the returning officer;
b
reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses incurred by any person appointed to assist the returning officer and the returning officer;
c
printing or production of ballot papers;
d
printing and delivery of postal voting documents;
e
printing and delivery of poll cards;
f
printing and publishing of all election notices and documents;
g
renting and adaptation of premises for use as polling stations or count centres, including heating, lighting, cleaning and restoring building or room to original condition;
h
providing and transporting all equipment necessary for the conduct of the election and count;
i
providing all information and communications technology equipment and software and associated costs;
j
providing security and secure storage of electoral documents during the period of the election;
k
conducting the verification and the count;
l
providing and receiving training;
m
the costs of miscellaneous items not accounted for elsewhere such as stationery, postage, telephone, printing and translation.