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Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025

Section 67– Reports on promotion of public awareness about elections

200.This section makes changes to the report which the Electoral Commission must prepare after the holding of nationwide Scottish Parliament and local government elections. It requires the Commission to report on steps taken by the Commission and Returning Officers to promote public awareness about the election and how to vote in it (including in particular, how to fill in a ballot paper). The report can also describe steps taken by others, as the Commission considers appropriate.

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