Receipt of sealed boxes of postal ballot papers at the verification
You should bring any postal ballot papers previously received, opened and processed to the verification and count venue in sealed ballot boxes, with an accompanying ballot paper account for each postal ballot box.
You need to decide on the most effective arrangements for the delivery and receipt of sealed boxes of postal ballot papers from all of the postal vote opening sessions.
Staff receiving the postal ballot boxes should use a checklist to ensure that all postal ballot boxes and postal ballot paper accounts are accurately accounted for.
You must verify all packets and ballot boxes containing postal ballot papers in the same way as any ballot box from a polling station. As these will often be some of the first boxes being verified, they present an opportunity to create confidence in the process and in the count as a whole.1
1. Rule 45(1) Schedule 2 Principal Areas Rules 2006, Rule 45(1) Schedule 2 Parishes and Communities Rules 2006, Rule 47(1) Schedule 1 Mayoral Elections Rules 2007, Rule 47(1) Schedule 1 Combined Authorities Mayoral Rules 2017↩ Back to content at footnote 1