391AProvisional voting envelopes

#### 391A Provisional voting envelopes 391A Provisional voting envelopes > > (1) This section applies to any envelope used for a provisional vote at an election administered by an electoral services provider. > > > (2) The returning officer, after the election has been declared, is to— > > > > > (a) make a copy of the declarations on the envelopes (whether by photographing, photocopying or scanning the declaration), and > > > > > (b) send the original envelopes to the Electoral Commissioner. > > > (3) The Electoral Commissioner may use the information contained in any envelope sent to the Electoral Commissioner under this section, and any envelope in the possession of a returning officer for an election administered by the Electoral Commissioner, for the purposes of updating and maintaining electoral rolls (whether under the Act or any other law). > > > (4) The Electoral Commissioner must ensure that any envelopes sent to the Electoral Commissioner under this section are kept securely until the latest of the following— > > > > > (a) the period of 6 months after the relevant day of polling has expired, > > > > > (b) if proceedings in a court or tribunal relating to the election concerned have been commenced within that period—the proceedings have been finally determined. > > > (5) On the expiry of the Electoral Commissioner’s obligation under subsection (4), the Electoral Commissioner may cause the envelopes to be destroyed.