Referendums Act 1997

An electoral visitor voter may give a request to vote as an electoral visitor voter to the commission or returning officer.

The request—

must—

be in writing; and

be in the approved form; and

state the address the electoral visitor is to visit; and

may be given to the commission or returning officer by the elector or someone else.

If the request is received not later than 7p.m. on the Wednesday before the polling day for the referendum, the commission or the returning officer must ensure that an issuing officer visits the elector to enable the person to vote.

The issuing officer must visit the elector at a reasonable hour—

before the polling day; or

before 6p.m. on the polling day.

When visiting the elector, the issuing officer must—

take to the elector—

a ballot paper; and

a ballot box; and

anything else necessary to enable the elector to vote; and

if a scrutineer wishes—be accompanied by the scrutineer.

The issuing officer must ensure, as far as practicable, section 22 is complied with when the elector votes.

The elector may ask a person to help the elector, but only in the following ways—

by acting as an interpreter;

by explaining the ballot paper and the requirements of section 33 about its marking;

by marking, or helping the elector to mark, the ballot paper in the way the elector wishes;

by folding the ballot paper and putting it in the ballot box.

The elector may make an ordinary vote or declaration vote.