SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7Combination of polls: Scotland

PART 1Provision about combination

The poll

35Tendered votes list

1

If the counting officer thinks fit, a single tendered votes list may be used in respect of—

a

tendered referendum ballot papers,

b

tendered constituency ballot papers, and

c

tendered regional ballot papers.

2

Where a person’s entry in that list does not relate to all three kinds of tendered ballot paper, the entry must identify each kind to which it relates.

3

In this paragraph “tendered votes list” means a list compiled under—

a

rule 33(7) of the referendum rules, or

b

rule 49(7) of the Scottish Parliamentary Election Rules.

4

Where a single list is used as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), this paragraph applies instead of rule 49(10) of the Scottish Parliamentary Election Rules.