Schedule A1A, Part 2, paragraph 12

The electronic voting materials must be sent to every person who is eligible to vote by electronic voting, by at least one of the following— mobile telephone message; email; internet message via a qualifying internet messaging service. The requirement in sub-paragraph (1), so far as it relates to the electronic voting instructions, may be satisfied by sending a link to the instructions. In the case of a ballot held under section 97(1)(b) (amalgamation) or section 97(2)(b) (transfer of engagements), nothing else is to be included with the message or email sent in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) except— the notice sent under section 99(1), and the provision required to be sent with the voting materials under section 100CA(2)(c). The mobile telephone number or email address to which a voting access method is sent must be one which was provided to the scrutineer under whichever of the following provisions is applicable to the ballot in question— section 49(7A); section 72F(14); section 100A(12A); section 226B(5). Where a person chooses to vote by electronic voting, the person votes by submitting the electronic voting form which they have accessed using the voting access method sent to them. In this paragraph, “electronic voting materials” means— the voting access method, the electronic voting instructions, and in the case of an election held under section 46(1)(a) (elections for certain positions), a list of the candidates at the election.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04