35Rejection of ballot papers

35 Rejection of ballot papers

35 Rejection of ballot papers

(1) The returning officer must reject an outer envelope if—

(a) the envelope is received—

(i) unsealed, or

(ii) after the close of the poll, or

(b) a name, address or signature is missing from the back of the envelope, or

(c) the person named on the back of the envelope is not included in the final roll for the poll.

(2) The returning officer may reject an outer envelope if it appears to the returning officer that the signature on the back of the envelope is not the signature of the person named on the back of the envelope.

(3) For all other outer envelopes, the returning officer must draw a line through the name on the final roll for the poll that corresponds to the name on the back of the envelope.

(4) The returning officer must not open an outer envelope in determining whether to reject the envelope.