Made under the Representation of the People Act 1983
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The Greater London Authority Elections (Amendment) Rules 2026
Authorized the manual verification and counting of Greater London Authority election ballots at multiple locations and times within a constituency.
These Rules amend the Greater London Authority Elections Rules 2007 to modify the procedures for manual ballot counting in Mayor of London and London Assembly elections.
The measures authorize Constituency Returning Officers to separate, verify, and count ballot papers at multiple times and locations within an Assembly constituency.
The Rules also mandate the mixing of postal ballots and ballots from different boxes before counting begins and remove requirements related to electronic counting systems for these specific scenarios.