Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Greater London Authority elections Share on Email Print this page Print full guidance You are in the Who can attend the count? section Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Greater London Authority elections Verification and count Who can attend the count? Duty to maintain secrecy Anyone attending the count has a duty to maintain the secrecy of the count. In particular, anyone attending must not:1 ascertain or attempt to ascertain the number or other unique identifying mark on the back of any ballot papercommunicate any information obtained at the count as to the candidate for whom any vote is given on any particular ballot paper 1. Section 66 Representation of the People Act 1983 (RPA 1983) ↩ Back to content at footnote 1 Last updated: 1 February 2024 Book traversal links for Duty to maintain secrecy Appointing your counting agents How the votes will be counted