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Proceeding contribution from Lord Wallace of Tankerness (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 2 February 2011. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.


Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

122H: Schedule 6, page 187, line 28, at end insert— ““Provision of registers etc to counting officer Registers Regulation 98(8) of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 has effect as if a reference to a returning officer included a reference to the counting officer. Absent voters lists As soon as practicable after 5 pm on the 6th day before the date of the poll, the registration officer must provide the counting officer with the following lists, and any subsequent revised lists or revisions to the lists— (a) the list of proxies for the Assembly elections; (b) the postal voters list for the Assembly elections; (c) the proxy postal voters list for the Assembly elections. Personal identifier information Where proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers are taken together by virtue of paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Welsh Assembly Order, Article 13(5) of that Order has effect as if a reference to a constituency returning officer were a reference to the counting officer.”” Amendment 122H agreed. Schedule 6, as amended, agreed. Schedule 7 : Combination of polls: Scotland Amendment 122J Schedule 7 : Combination of polls: Scotland Amendment 122J Moved by


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
724 c1450-1 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Alternative vote Administration Absent voting Elections Northern Ireland Referendums Proof of identity Scotland Wales
Legislation
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill 2010-12
Link
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