The Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2002
Article 2 of this Order makes an amendment to the rules for elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly which corresponds to the amendment which section 3(4)(c) of the Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 made to the parliamentary elections rules. In the case of an elector who votes by post, the returning officer is required to be satisfied that the date of birth and signature on the declaration of identity that is returned with a postal ballot paper corresponds with the date and signature provided on registration. Article 3 makes a consequential amendment.