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  Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill - Schedule 2 - Rules for conduct of the referendum
  
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  @MP voted no not to require a recount if the officer running the referendum thinks there is a reason to doubt the accuracy of the count.
  @MP voted aye to require a recount if the officer running the referendum thinks there is a reason to doubt the accuracy of the count.
  
  The majority of MPs voted not to require a recount if the Regional Counting Officer of Chief Counting officer running the referendum on the election system for the house of commons thinks there is a reason to doubt the accuracy of the count.
   
  The proposed amendment, which was rejected, was to switch the word "may" for "must" in the below:
  
  :The Regional Counting Officer or Chief Counting Officer may give a direction under paragraph (3)(a) only if the officer thinks that there is reason to doubt the accuracy of the counting of the votes in the counting officerâs voting area.
  
  (Paragraph (3)(a) states:"direct the counting officer to have the votes re-counted")
  
  The above section is at page 48, line 29, of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill. [1][2]
  
  
  * [1] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmbills/063/11063.i-ii.html Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill as introduced] 
  * [2] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmbills/063/11063.48-54.html Section of Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill as introduced containing p.48]
  
  
  
  
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