A Bill to enable electors in the precincts of a polling station before the time designated for the closing of the poll to vote; and for connected purposes.
The Bill would amend Schedule 1 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 to provide that at the close of the poll in a general election, by-election or local government election, electors who were entitled to vote and within the precincts of the polling station would have to be issued with a ballot paper and allowed to vote. It would be the responsibility of the Presiding Officer or Returning Officer to determine the limits of the precincts of a particular polling station.
House of Commons
2 May 2012
If passed, the bill would allow people who are inside the area around a polling station when the poll closes to still vote. It requires a ballot paper to be issued to those electors and allows them to vote, with the exact polling-station precinct boundaries decided by the Presiding Officer or Returning Officer. It would amend Schedule 1 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 and apply to general elections, by-elections and local government elections.
The bill is currently at the 2nd Reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to committee stage and further stages in due course.
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