SCHEDULE 3 Restriction of Period for which Person Can Apply for Postal Vote

SCHEDULE 3 Restriction of Period for which Person Can Apply for Postal Vote

Section 3

Representation of the People Act 2000

1

Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (absent voting in Great Britain) is amended as follows.

2

(1)     Paragraph 3 (absent vote at elections for definite or indefinite period) is amended as follows.

(2)     In sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)     in the opening words, omit “(whether for an indefinite period or for a particular period specified in his application)â€;

(b)     in paragraph (b), after “requirements†insert “and, in the case of an application to vote by post at local government elections in Scotland or Wales for a particular period, specifies the period.â€

(3)     After sub-paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A)     Any grant of an application under sub-paragraph (1) to vote by post at parliamentary elections, or at local government elections in England, is to be for—

(a)     the period ending with the third 31 January following the date on which the application is granted, or

(b)     any shorter period specified in the application.

(1B)     But where the person is or will be registered in the register of parliamentary electors in pursuance of an overseas elector's

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