The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

PART 7 Official Poll Cards

Prescribed forms of official poll cards and postal poll cards

34.  For regulation 9 insert–

“Official poll cards and postal poll cards at parliamentary elections

9.— (1) For the purposes of rule 28(3) of the rules in Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act(1), the following forms are hereby prescribed.

(2) The official poll card issued to an elector shall be in Form A.

(3) The official postal poll card issued to an elector shall be in Form A1.

(4) The official poll card issued to the proxy of an elector shall be in Form B.

(5) The official postal poll card issued to the proxy of an elector shall be in Form B1.”.

Insertion of new official poll cards and postal poll cards into Schedule 3

35.—(1) Schedule 3 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In the Arrangement of Forms, for the entries for Form A (Elector’s official poll card) and Form B (Proxy’s official poll card) substitute–

“Form A	Official poll card (to be sent to an elector voting in person)
Form A1	Official postal poll card (to be sent to an elector voting by post)
Form B	Official proxy poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person)
Form B1	Official proxy postal poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting by post)”.

(3) For Form A substitute Form A (Official poll card) set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

(4) After Form A insert Form A1 (Official postal poll card) set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

(5) For Form B substitute Form B (Official proxy poll card) set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

(6) After Form B insert Form B1 (Official proxy postal poll card) set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

(1)

Rule 28(3) in Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2) was amended by paragraph 70 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22).