The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2015 No. 425

SCHEDULE 5 COMBINATION OF POLLS

PART 3 MODIFICATIONS OF THE SCOTTISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS RULES

Rule 34 of the local elections rules (votes marked by presiding officer)

29.  After rule 34(2) of the local elections rules there shall be added—

“(2A) The same list of votes marked by the presiding officer may be used for each election and, where it is so used, an entry in that list shall be taken to mean that the ballot papers were so marked in respect of each election, unless the list identifies the election at which the ballot paper was so marked.”.