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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a Scottish Statutory Instrument: The Representation of the People (Postal Voting for Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 No. 128
6.—(1) Regulation 24 (procedure in relation to postal voting statements) is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph (1) substitute–
“(1) This regulation applies to any postal voting statement contained in an envelope that has not been set aside for personal identifier verification in accordance with regulation 22(1A) or (4A).
(1A) The returning officer must determine whether the postal voting statement is duly completed.”.
(3) In paragraph (2) for “Where the returning officer is not so satisfied” substitute “Where the returning officer determines that the postal voting statement is not duly completed”.
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