Guidance for the GLRO administering the GLA elections

When you receive the printed ballot paper books, you should carry out a final check before any ballot papers are issued to the CRO. 

When carrying out final quality assurance checks of the printed ballot paper books, you should check that:

• the first and last ballot paper in every book and by checking that the ballot paper numbers in each book or packet run sequentially
• every detail on the ballot paper is spelt correctly
• every emblem that has been validly requested has been included beside the correct candidate and matches the party’s entry in the Commission’s register
• all candidate / party descriptions have been printed in the line for the correct candidate / party 
• the voting instructions at the top of the ballot paper match the legislative requirements
• the ballot papers have been cut to the correct size
• the official mark has been included

You should also ask CROs to undertake similar checks against both the ballot papers and the filled postal vote packs before despatch.