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Referendums Act 1997
sec.34AReplacement ballot paper issued at polling place
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### sec.34A Replacement ballot paper issued at polling place
This section applies if, while voting at a polling place, an elector—
satisfies an issuing officer that—
a ballot paper given to the elector (the spoilt ballot paper ) is marked, damaged or destroyed to the extent that it can not be used to make a vote; and
the spoilt ballot paper has not been put in a ballot box in the polling place; and
the elector has not voted in the election; and
gives the spoilt ballot paper, or the remains of the ballot paper, to the issuing officer.
The issuing officer must give the elector another ballot paper.
The issuing officer must also—
place the spoilt ballot paper in an envelope and seal the envelope; and
keep the envelope for separate identification under section 38 .
s 34A ins 2019 No. 31 s 96
(sec.34A-ssec.1) This section applies if, while voting at a polling place, an elector— satisfies an issuing officer that— a ballot paper given to the elector (the spoilt ballot paper ) is marked, damaged or destroyed to the extent that it can not be used to make a vote; and the spoilt ballot paper has not been put in a ballot box in the polling place; and the elector has not voted in the election; and gives the spoilt ballot paper, or the remains of the ballot paper, to the issuing officer.
(sec.34A-ssec.2) The issuing officer must give the elector another ballot paper.
(sec.34A-ssec.3) The issuing officer must also— place the spoilt ballot paper in an envelope and seal the envelope; and keep the envelope for separate identification under section 38 .
- (a) satisfies an issuing officer that— (i) a ballot paper given to the elector (the spoilt ballot paper ) is marked, damaged or destroyed to the extent that it can not be used to make a vote; and (ii) the spoilt ballot paper has not been put in a ballot box in the polling place; and (iii) the elector has not voted in the election; and
- (i) a ballot paper given to the elector (the spoilt ballot paper ) is marked, damaged or destroyed to the extent that it can not be used to make a vote; and
- (ii) the spoilt ballot paper has not been put in a ballot box in the polling place; and
- (iii) the elector has not voted in the election; and
- (b) gives the spoilt ballot paper, or the remains of the ballot paper, to the issuing officer.
- (i) a ballot paper given to the elector (the spoilt ballot paper ) is marked, damaged or destroyed to the extent that it can not be used to make a vote; and
- (ii) the spoilt ballot paper has not been put in a ballot box in the polling place; and
- (iii) the elector has not voted in the election; and
- (a) place the spoilt ballot paper in an envelope and seal the envelope; and
- (b) keep the envelope for separate identification under section 38 .