SCHEDULE 5COMBINATION OF POLLS

PART IIMODIFICATIONS OF THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RULES TO APPLY WHERE THE POLL AT A SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION IS TAKEN TOGETHER WITH A POLL AT A LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION UNDER ARTICLE 13(1) OR (2)

Rule 32 (notice of poll)6

At the end of rule 32 there shall be added–

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The notice published under paragraph (2) above shall–

a

state that the poll at the Scottish parliamentary election is to be taken together with the poll at a local government election;

b

specify the relevant local authority and, in the case of a local government election to fill a casual vacancy, the electoral area for which the election is held; and

c

where the polls are to be taken together in part of a Scottish parliamentary constituency only, specify that part.