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Knight v Nicholls and Another: CA 29 Jan 2004

The complainant said that in posting the postal voting forms, the returning officer had failed to ‘issue’ the ballot papers as required by the regulations. Held: The word ‘issue’ did not mean the same as succesfully deliver. The regulations clearly accepted the postal system as a satisfactory way of issuing te ballot papers. Judges: Tuckey, … Continue reading Knight v Nicholls and Another: CA 29 Jan 2004

Knight v Nicholls and Another: QBD 19 Dec 2003

The returning officer had done what he could by sending out voting forms by post. It was not his fault if some were not delivered. The rules required them to be sent. Citations: Times 29-Jan-2004 Statutes: Local Elections (Principal Area) Rules 1986 (1986 No 2214) 19 76(2) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Appeal from … Continue reading Knight v Nicholls and Another: QBD 19 Dec 2003