70Distribution of postal ballot-papers

#### 70 Distribution of postal ballot-papers 70 Distribution of postal ballot-papers > > (1) If the returning officer receives an application to vote by post that is made in accordance with clause 69, the returning officer is to deliver or post to the elector who made the application— > > > > > (a) a ballot-paper— > > > > > > > (i) initialled by or on behalf of the returning officer, and > > > > > > > (ii) if the particulars of the candidates are not already printed on it—on which the returning officer has entered the names of the candidates in the order determined in accordance with clause 66, and > > > > > (b) an envelope bearing the declaration set out in Form 6 of Schedule 5 (a postal vote declaration) on which the returning officer has filled in the full name of the elector and the number given to the elector’s application as referred to in clause 69(4), and > > > > > (c) an envelope bearing the address of the returning officer. > > > (2) The returning officer is to note on a certified copy of the roll the names of the electors to whom the returning officer has delivered or posted a ballot-paper under this clause. > > > (3) An elector to whom a ballot-paper has been delivered or posted under this clause is not entitled to vote at a polling place unless the elector first delivers the elector’s ballot-paper to a deputy electoral officer for cancellation. > > > (4) However, the elector may be permitted to vote if— > > > > > (a) either— > > > > > > > (i) the elector makes a declaration in an approved form that the elector has not received, or has lost, the ballot-paper or the declaration envelope or both, or > > > > > > > (ii) despite a mark on the roll that indicates a ballot-paper has been delivered or posted to the elector, the elector states that the elector has not applied to vote by post, and > > > > > (b) the elector makes a declaration in an approved form that the elector will not use the ballot-paper or the declaration envelope if the elector later receives or finds them. > > **cl 70:** Am 2023 (600), Sch 1\[4\].