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SCHEDULE 2SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RULES

PART 3CONTESTED ELECTIONS

General Provisions

Counting of votes
Equality of votes: election for return of constituency members

60.  Where, after the counting of the votes (including any re-count) given in a poll for the return of a constituency member is completed, an equality of votes is found to exist between any candidates and the addition of a vote would entitle any of those candidates to be declared elected, the CRO shall forthwith decide between those candidates by lot, and proceed as if the candidate on whom the lot falls had received an additional vote.