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The European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004
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Procedure in relation to declarations of identidy on receipt of covering envelopeN.I.
32.—(1) A declaration of identity is a valid declaration of identity for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule if—
(a)it is duly signed by the voter and authenticated by a witness who has signed the declaration and given his name and address, and
(b)in the case of an elector, the requirements of rule 46(2)(b) and (3) of the European Parliamentary elections rules are satisfied.
(2) The returning officer must satisfy himself that the declaration of identity is a valid declaration of identify.
(3) Where the returning officer is not so satisfied, he shall mark the declaration “rejected”, attach to it the ballot paper envelope, or if there is no such envelope, the ballot paper and, subject to sub-paragraph (4) below, place it in the receptacle for rejected votes.
(4) Before placing the declaration in the receptacle for rejected votes, the returning officer shall show it to the agents and, if any of them object to his decision, he shall add the words “rejection objected to”.
(5) The returning officer shall then examine the number on the declaration of identity against the number on the ballot paper envelope and, where they are the same, he shall place the declaration and the ballot paper envelope respectively in the receptacle for declarations of identity and the receptacle for ballot paper envelopes.
(6) Where—
(a)the number on a valid declaration of identity is not the same as the number on the ballot paper envelope, or
(b)that envelope has no number on it,
the returning officer shall open the envelope.
(7) Sub-paragraph (8) below applies where—
(a)there is a valid declaration of identity but no ballot paper envelope, or
(b)the ballot paper envelope has been opened under paragraph 31(3) or sub-paragraph (6) above.
(8) In the circumstances described in sub-paragraph (7) above, the returning officer shall place—
(a)in the postal ballot paper box, any ballot paper the number on which is the same as the number on the valid declaration of identity;
(b)in the receptacle for rejected votes, any other ballot paper, with the valid declaration of identity attached and marked “rejected”;
(c)in the receptacle for rejected votes, any valid declaration of identity marked “rejected” where there is no ballot paper;
(d)in the receptacle for declarations of identity, any valid declaration not disposed of under paragraph (b) or (c) above.
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