that any tellers follow our tellers dos and don'ts and any guidance issued by the Returning Officer (RO)
campaigners follow the Code of Conduct for Campaigners at Scottish Parliament, Senedd Cymru, Scottish council and Welsh local elections which sets out what is, and is not, considered acceptable behaviour at polling stations and in the community
any additional security advice provided by the RO is followed
requests by polling station staff and ROs about campaigning near polling stations are complied with
any agents who are attending polling stations, postal vote opening sessions or the count understand the rules about the secrecy of the ballot - for more information, see our documents setting out the secrecy requirements for the poll, postal voting and the count in both English and Welsh
campaign near polling places in a way that could be seen by voters as aggressive or intimidating (for example, large groups of supporters carrying banners, or vehicles with loudspeakers or heavily branded with campaign material)
breach the requirements on secrecy of the ballot.1
This is an essential part of any modern democracy and breaches are taken seriously
seek to identify and publicise how votes have been marked on individual ballot papers, particularly following any attendance at postal vote opening sessions
publish exit polls or any other data based on information given by people about how they voted after they have cast their vote, including a postal vote, before the close of poll2