Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Act 2020

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Foreign nationals

   1. Enfranchisement for Scottish elections

      1. 1. Voting by qualifying foreign nationals

   2. Candidacy etc.

      1. 2. Scottish parliamentary elections: nomination, election and holding office

      2. 3. Local government elections: nomination, election and holding office

3. PART 2 Persons who received a severance payment within the meaning of section 12 of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004

   1. 4. Repeal of disqualification for nomination, election and holding office as member of a local authority

4. PART 3 Prisoners etc.

   1. Enfranchisement for Scottish elections

      1. 5. Voting by convicted persons sentenced to terms of 12 months or less

      2. 6. Review of operation of section 5

   2. Registration

      1. 7. Residence of convicted persons in prison etc.: uninterrupted residence

      2. 8. Residence of convicted persons in prison etc.: notional residence

   3. Method of voting

      1. 9. Method of voting by convicted persons at local government elections

   4. Consequential modifications

      1. 10. Consequential modifications

5. PART 4 Final provisions

   1. 11. Ancillary provision

   2. 12. Commencement

   3. 13. Short title

6. 1. SCHEDULE

      Modifications of enactments in consequence of Part 3

      1. The Representation of the People (Absent Voting at Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

         1. 1. (1) The `Representation of the People (Absent Voting at Local...

      2. The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2015

         1. 2. (1) The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/425)...