Electoral Act, 1963

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Polling cards.

83.—(1) The Minister may by regulations provide for the issue by local authorities of polling cards, in relation to local elections.

(2) Deciding to issue, in accordance with regulations under this section, polling cards shall be, in case the local authority are the council of a county, the corporation of a borough which is not a county borough, the council of an urban district or the commissioners of a town, a reserved function for the purposes of the County Management Acts, 1940 to 1955, and, in case the local authority are the corporation of a county borough, a reserved function for the purposes of the Acts relating to the management of the county borough.

(3) No local election shall be invalidated by reason of any failure to send, non-delivery of or error or misstatement in, a polling card.

(4) No action or other proceeding shall lie against a returning officer in respect of any error or misstatement in a polling card.

(5) In this section “polling card” means a card informing an elector of his number (including polling district letter) on the register of local government electors and of the place at which he will be entitled to vote.