Clause 3 - Absent votes and declarations of identity
Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Bill
6:15 pm
Question accordingly negatived.
Amendments made: No. 46, in page 3, line 41, leave out `(ba)' and insert—
`(ba) the application states the applicant's date of birth and the registration officer is satisfied that the date stated corresponds with the date supplied to the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland as the date of the applicant's birth pursuant to section 10(4A)(b), 10A(1A)(b) or 13A(2A)(b) of the principal Act,
(bb)'.
No. 47, in page 3, line 47, after `rules)', insert—
`(a) rule 24 (postal ballot papers) is renumbered as paragraph (1) of that rule,
(b) after paragraph (1) of rule 24 (as so renumbered) there is inserted—
``(2) The prescribed form shall include provision for the form to be signed and, in the case of an elector, for stating his date of birth.'', and
(c)'.
No. 48, in page 3, line 48, after `count)', insert—
`(i) in paragraph (2), the words from ``it is returned'' to the end are to be sub- paragraph (a) of that paragraph, and after ``authenticated'' there is inserted ``, and''
(b) in the case of an elector, that declaration of identity states the date of birth of he elector and the returning officer is satisfied that the date stated corresponds with the date supplied to the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland as the date of the elector's birth pursuant to section 10(4A)(b), 10A(1A)(b) or 13A(2A)(b) of this Act.'', and
(ii)'.—[Mr. Browne.]
Clause 3, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.