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72.—(1) This rule applies if at an election mentioned in rule 71(1) the majority of votes is given to the deceased candidate.
(2) Rule 62(1) (declaration of result) does not apply and the CRO must not complete a certificate under that rule, but must—
(a)declare that the majority of votes has been given to the deceased candidate;
(b)declare that no member is returned;
(c)give public notice of the total number of votes given for each candidate together with the number of rejected ballot papers under each head shown in the statement of rejected ballot papers; and
(d)at a Scottish parliamentary general election, forthwith notify the RRO for the region containing that constituency that the majority of votes has been given to the deceased candidate and that no member is returned for that constituency.
(3) Rule 66 (return or forfeiture of deposit) does not apply in relation to the remaining candidates.
(4) The proceedings with reference to the election must be commenced afresh subject to the following provisions of this rule.
(5) A new notice of election (“the new notice”) must be published on the first working day after the end of the period of seven days starting on the day of the poll of the election mentioned in rule 71(1).
(6) No fresh nomination is necessary in the case of a person shown in the previous statement of persons nominated, and no other nomination may be made.
(7) The time before which a notice of withdrawal of candidature by a person who stands nominated by virtue of paragraph (6) may be delivered is 4 pm on the seventh working day after the day on which the new notice is published.
(8) The time for publication of the statement of persons nominated is as soon as possible after the time specified in paragraph (7).
(9) Rule 10 (deposit) does not apply.
(10) Subject to paragraphs (11) and (12), the poll is to be held on a day fixed by the CRO, which day must be in the period (“the first period”) which starts 21 working days after the day on which the new notice is published and ends 28 working days after that day.
(11) If a day in the first period is 22nd December or 3rd January, the CRO may fix the day of the poll to be held in the period which starts 25 working days after the day on which the new notice is published and ends 32 working days after that day.
(12) If the last day of the first period would fall within the period of three months referred to in section 9(4) of the 1998 Act, then no poll is to be held.
(13) For the purposes of this rule—
(a)a working day is a day which is not a day specified in rule 2; and
(b)“previous statement of persons nominated” means the statement of persons nominated and standing nominated published under rule 18 in operation at the time of the death of the deceased candidate.
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