Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947

40 The returning officer shall forward for retention as hereinafter provided to the county clerk in the case of an election of a county councillor, or to the town clerk in the case of an election of town councillors, or where the county clerk or the town clerk is the returning officer he shall retain among the records of the county or burgh, as the case may be, all the packets of ballot papers in his possession together with the said statements, the ballot paper accounts, tendered votes lists, lists of blind electors assisted by companions, lists of votes marked by the presiding officer, statements relating thereto, declarations made by the companions of blind electors, declarations of inability to read, packets of counterfoils and marked copies of registers sent by each presiding officer, endorsing on each packet a description of its contents and the date of the election to which they relate, and the name of the electoral division, burgh or ward for which the election was held.