Existing absent voters
2(1)A person is taken to have been granted a vote by post in the referendum if the person is—
(a)shown in the record maintained under paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 as voting by post at local government elections for an indefinite period or for a period which extends beyond the date of the referendum, or
(b)shown in the record maintained under article 8(4) of the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2010 (SI 2010/2999) as voting by post at Scottish parliamentary elections for an indefinite period or for a period which extends beyond the date of the referendum.
(2)Such a person is referred to in this schedule as an “existing postal voter”.
(3)A person is taken to have been granted a vote by proxy in the referendum if the person is—
(a)shown in the record maintained under paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 as voting by proxy at local government elections for an indefinite period or for a period which extends beyond the date of the referendum, or
(b)shown in the record maintained under article 8(4) of the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2010 (SI 2010/2999) as voting by proxy at Scottish parliamentary elections for an indefinite period or for a period which extends beyond the date of the referendum.
(4)Such a person is referred to in this schedule as an “existing proxy voter”.
(5)Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a person if the person is granted a vote by proxy by virtue of an application under paragraph 3.
(6)Sub-paragraph (3) does not apply to a person if the person is granted a vote by post by virtue of an application under paragraph 3.