Elections (Jersey)
Regulations 2002
1 Interpretation
(1) In
these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires –
“Law” means
the Elections
(Jersey) Law 2002.[2]
(2) A
reference in these Regulations to a numbered form is a reference to the form of
that number in the Schedule to these Regulations.
2 Prescribed
forms
(1) For
the purposes of Article 3(a) of the Law, the prescribed form of
declaration is Form 1.
(1A) For
the purposes of Article 7(2)(a) of the Law, the prescribed form of
statement is Form 1A.[3]
(2) For
the purposes of Article 5A(8) and Article 7(4)(c) of the Law, the
prescribed form of application for registration is Form 2.[4]
(3) For
the purposes of Article 20(4) of the Law, the prescribed form of
nomination document is Form 3.
(4) For
the purposes of Article 24(3) of the Law, the prescribed form of ballot
paper is Form 4.
(5) For
the purposes of Articles 32(2)(c) and 43(2) of the Law, the prescribed
form of official stamp is one that contains both the words “ELECTIONS
PUBLIQUES JERSEY” and a letter that identifies the electoral district
where or in respect of which the ballot paper to which the stamp is applied is
used.
(6) For
the purposes of Article 34(2) of the Law, the prescribed form of
declaration is Form 5.
3 Citation
These Regulations may be
cited as the Elections (Jersey) Regulations 2002.[5]
SCHEDULE[6]
FORMS
(Regulations 1(2) and
2)
FORM 1
(Article 3(a) of
the Elections
(Jersey) Law 2002)
Form of declaration where name omitted from register
I,
……………………………………...….,
solemnly declare that I believe that I should be permitted to vote by virtue of
the following facts –
Note: Insert here a
recital of the facts that are the grounds for the claim.
(Signed)
Signed in my presence
this……………..day
of…………………… 20.....
(Signed)
Autorisé/Adjoint
FORM 1A
FORM
2
(Articles 5A(8) and
7(4)(c) of the Elections (Jersey) Law 2002)
Application for inclusion of
name on the Electoral Register
I apply for
inclusion of my name on the Electoral Register for the electoral district in
which I live.
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Surname
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Forenames in full
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Title
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Maiden Name if any
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I am ordinarily
resident at:
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Address
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Parish
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Post Code
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Telephone
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E-mail
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I am, or within the
next 3 months I will be, at least 16 years old:
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Date of birth in number
format e.g. 09/05/1945 for 9 May 1945
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DD /
MM / YYYY
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I have been, or
within the next 3 months I will have been, ordinarily resident in Jersey
for the required period:
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On DD / MM / YYYY [INSERT DATE]* I have been, or
will have been, ordinarily resident in Jersey for –
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A**
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a period of at least 2 years up to and including that date
OR
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B**
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a period of at least 6 months up to and including that date
AND at any time, an additional period or periods of 5 years in total.
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If, on the day you sign this form, you have completed the period of
ordinary residence in Jersey described in A, or the periods described in B,
enter the date you sign this form.
If you will only have completed the period of ordinary residence in
Jersey described in A, or the periods described in B, by a date within the
next 3 months, enter that date.
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Circle whichever of A or B applies to you. If both apply, you need
only circle A.
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Occupation (optional – this information is not required for the Electoral Register but it can help to exclude some persons from jury
service)
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I declare that the
information given in this application about me is true.
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Signature
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Date when signed
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FORM 3
(Article 20(4) of
the Elections
(Jersey) Law 2002)
Nomination document
Please use one
form for each candidate.
This form is not
complete unless each of the 10 signatures is accompanied by the name of the person
whose signature it is, plus the name of the electoral district (including the
name of the parish) in respect of which the person is registered, and the
elector number shown on the electoral register for the person.
We, the undersigned, being electors of
[constituency]
nominate
[full name, address, electoral district, parish and elector number of candidate]
as a candidate
for the office of
[office in that constituency]
this………………………………………day
of………………………………..20…….
(Signed)
proposer
[plus full name, electoral district,
parish, and elector
number, of proposer]
seconders.
[plus, under or next to each signature,
the name, electoral district, parish,
and
elector number, of the seconder whose
signature it is]
FORM 4
(Article 24(3) of
the Elections
(Jersey) Law 2002)
Ballot paper
Counterfoil and
front of ballot paper
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COUNTERFOIL
No.*
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A.B.
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…………………..
Serial number
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C.D.**
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of elector
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* This number must be printed and correspond
with the number on the back of the ballot paper attached to this counterfoil.
** Repeat rows so as to include all the
candidates, with one row (including one voting box) per candidate.
Back of ballot
paper
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§
Parish of
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No. †
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Election for
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† This number must be printed and correspond
with the number printed on the counterfoil to which this ballot paper is
attached.
§ The date, name of
the parish and the office to be filled shall
be printed here. If the parish is divided into
different electoral districts, the name of the district should be inserted below the name of the parish.
FORM 5
(Article 34(2) of
the Elections
(Jersey) Law 2002)
Declaration of elector where person has already voted in
elector’s name
I,
……………………………..,
solemnly declare that I am the person entered under the name of
……………………………………..on
the electoral register for the electoral district of
………………………………
(Signed)
Signed in my presence
this ……………………day
of………………20.......
(Signed)
Autorisé/Adjoint