http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/schedule/1/part/3/crossheading/envelopesReferendums (Scotland) Act 2020An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about the holding of referendums throughout Scotland.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2022-07-06Expert Participation2022-03-24 SCHEDULE 1Further provision about voting in the referendum PART 3 Postal voting: issue and receipt of ballot papers<Emphasis>Envelopes</Emphasis>241The envelope which the counting officer is required by rule 8(1) of the conduct rules to issue to a postal voter is to be marked with the letter “B”.2The counting officer must also issue to a postal voter a smaller envelope which is to be marked with—athe letter “A”,bthe words “ballot paper envelope”, andcthe number of the ballot paper.
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