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The Local Elections (Communities) (Wales) Rules 2021

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Delivery of documents to registration officer at contested electionsE+W

66.—(1) This rule applies where the returning officer has sealed up the counted and rejected ballot papers under rule 65(2).

(2) The returning officer must forward the following documents to the registration officer of the county or county borough council in whose area the election is held—

(a)the packets of ballot papers in the returning officer’s possession;

(b)the ballot paper accounts prepared under rule 51(5);

(c)the statements of rejected ballot papers prepared under rule 60(7);

(d)the statements as to the result of the verification of the ballot paper accounts prepared under rule 55(6);

(e)the packets containing the postal voters list and the proxy postal voters list.

(3) Where the returning officer is also the co-ordinating returning officer, the returning officer must forward the following documents to the registration officer of the county or county borough council in whose area the election is held—

(a)the following lists and declarations—

(i)the lists of votes marked by the presiding officer, together with a statement of the number of voters whose votes are marked under the heads “disability” and “unable to read” (see rule 43);

(ii)the declarations made by the companions of voters with disabilities (see rule 44);

(iii)the lists of voters with disabilities assisted by companions (see rule 45);

(iv)the tendered votes lists (see rule 47);

(v)the lists maintained under rule 49 (correction of errors on the day of the poll);

(b)the packets containing completed corresponding number lists;

(c)the packets containing marked copies of the registration records and list of proxies;

(d)the packets containing certificates surrendered by constables or staff of returning officers under rule 37(4) or (5).

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I1Sch. 2 rule 66 in force at 17.12.2021, see rule 1

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