Section 77(5)

The ballot shall be conducted so as to secure that— For the purposes of paragraph (b) an inaccuracy in counting shall be disregarded if it is accidental and on a scale which could not affect the result of the ballot. so far as is reasonably practicable, those voting do so in secret, and the votes given in the ballot are fairly and accurately counted.

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