Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

I refer the noble Lord to page 220 of the Bill: "““List of votes marked by presiding officer""32 (1) If the counting officer thinks fit, a single list of votes marked by the presiding officer may be used in respect of—""(a) votes marked on referendum ballot papers,""(b) votes marked on constituency ballot papers, and""(c) votes marked on regional ballot papers.""(2) Where a person’s entry in that list does not relate to all three kinds of ballot paper, the entry must identify each kind to which it relates””." All of this has to be carried out during the voting process, marking on the list which ballot paper it relates to. That will take a large number of minutes for everyone who comes in, if only one list is used. Has the Leader of the House really considered this? Can he explain precisely how this will work?