The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2007

Confirming receipt of postal votes and postal voting statements

25.—(1) An elector or a proxy voter who is shown in the postal voters list or proxy postal voters list may request, at any time before the close of the poll, that the constituency returning officer confirm–

(a) whether a mark is shown in the marked copy of the postal voters list or proxy postal voters list in a place corresponding to the number of the elector to denote that a postal vote or votes have been returned, and

(b) whether the number of the ballot paper or papers issued to the elector or his proxy have been recorded on either of the lists of rejected votes kept by the constituency returning officer under sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) of paragraph 23.

(2) The constituency returning officer shall satisfy himself that any such request has been made by the elector or their proxy, and if so satisfied shall provide confirmation of the matters specified in sub-paragraph (1).