HC Deb 31 January 1918 vol 101 cc1907-8

Where an elector for any constituency is employed by the returning officer for that constituency for any purpose in connection with an election for that constituency, and the circumstances of that. elector's employment are, in the opinion of the returning officer, such as to prevent, him from voting at the polling station at which the elector would otherwise be entitled to vote, the returning officer may authorise the elector to vote at any other polling station in the constituency, and that polling station shall, for the. purpose of Rule 18 of Part I. of the First Schedule to the Ballot Act, 1872, be deemed to be the polling station allotted to that elector.

Lords Amendments:

After the word "constituency" ["constituency for any purpose"], insert the words "other than a university constituency"—Agreed to.

After the word "elector'' ["authorise the elector to vote"], insert the words "by a certificate given in the prescribed form."—Agreed to.