Open postal votes and verify personal identifiers

Electoral services and returning officer: Open postal votes and verify personal identifiers. Starts when: Postal votes return. Steps: Open in the presence of agents; Check signatures and dates of birth; Reject where they do not match; Notify rejected voters. Done when: Every rejected postal vote is notified to the voter. Rules that apply: Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 Part V.