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The Representation of the People (Absent Voting at Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017

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King's Printer for Scotland

2017-03-08

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE

These Regulations amend regulation 11 of the Representation of the People (Absent Voting at Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Regulations 2007. They allow for an application for a proxy vote to be accepted if received no later than 5 p.m. on the day of the poll where the application is made on grounds relating to the applicant’s occupation, service or employment and the applicant became aware of those grounds after 5 p.m. on the sixth day before the poll.