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Page  237,  line  3  [Schedule  7],  column 2, at end insert—

‘In sub-paragraph (4)(c), for “CRO’s” substitute

“relevant returning or counting officer’s”.’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

126

Page  237,  line  5  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘20A’ and insert ‘21’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

127

Page  237,  line  5  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

128

Page  237,  line  6  [Schedule  7],  column 2, at end insert—

‘In sub-paragraph (4)(c), for “CRO’s” substitute

“relevant returning or counting officer’s”.’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

129

Page  237,  line  9  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘20B’ and insert ‘22’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

130

Page  237,  line  9  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

131

Page  237,  line  10  [Schedule  7],  column 2, at end insert—

‘In sub-paragraphs (3)(c) and (5), for “CRO’s” substitute

“relevant returning or counting officer’s”.’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

132

Page  237,  line  13  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘lock and’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

133

Page  237,  line  16  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘21’ and insert ‘23’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

134

Page  237,  line  16  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

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Page  237,  line  19  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘22’ and insert ‘24’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

136

Page  237,  line  19  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘(3), for “constituency returning officer”’

and insert ‘(2), for “returning officer”, and for “CRO”,’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

137

Page  237,  line  24  [Schedule  7],  column 2, at end insert—

‘In sub-paragraph (3)—

(a)	for “CRO” substitute “relevant returning or

counting officer”;

(b)	for “CRO’s” substitute “relevant returning or

counting officer’s”.’

The Deputy Prime Minister

138

Page  237,  line  25  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘23’ and insert ‘25’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

139

Page  237,  line  26  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘constituency returning officer’ and insert

‘CRO’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

140

Page  237,  line  30  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘24’ and insert ‘26’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

141

Page  237,  line  30  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

142

Page  237,  line  35  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘25’ and insert ‘27’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

143

Page  237,  line  35  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

144

Page  237,  line  38  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘26’ and insert ‘28’.

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The Deputy Prime Minister

145

Page  237,  line  38  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

146

Page  237,  line  41  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘27’ and insert ‘29’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

147

Page  238,  line  2  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘28’ and insert ‘30’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

148

Page  238  [Schedule  7],  column 2, leave out lines 2 to 48 and insert—

‘In sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)	for the words before sub-paragraph (a) substitute

“The relevant returning or counting officer shall

retain, together with the documents mentioned in

rule 69(1) of the Scottish Parliamentary Election

Rules and rule 49 of the referendum rules”;

(b)	in paragraph (a), for the words from “the

election to which” to the end substitute “the

election or referendum to which it relates and the

area to which it relates”;

(c)	in paragraph (b), at the end insert “in respect of

the election, and a completed statement in the

form set out in Form 10 in Part 3 of Schedule 7

to the Parliamentary Voting System and

Constituencies Act 2010 in respect of the

referendum”.’

The Deputy Prime Minister

149

Page  239,  line  3  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘53(1)(g)’ and insert ‘53(2)(g)’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

150

Page  239,  line  6  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

151

Page  239  [Schedule  7],  leave out lines 9 to 12.

The Deputy Prime Minister

152

Page  239,  line  13  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘68 and 69’ and insert ‘68, 69, 70 and

71(1)’.

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Page  239  [Schedule  7],   leave out lines 29 to 38 and insert—

‘(i)	in relation to a document or

packet relating to the Scottish

parliamentary election, rules 68,

69, 70 and 71(1) of the Scottish

Parliamentary Election Rules;

(ii)	in relation to a document or

packet relating to the

referendum, rules 50 and 51 of

the referendum rules.”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

154

Page  239,  line  39  [Schedule  7],  leave out from ‘sub-paragraph (4)’ to end of line 42

and insert ‘for “CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

155

Page  240,  [Schedule  7],  leave out line 9.

The Deputy Prime Minister

156

Page  245,  line  5  [Schedule  7],  leave out from beginning to end of line 10 on page

247 and insert—

	‘Scottish Parliamentary Election on 5 May 2011
	Postal Voting Statement
	Voter’s name*: [Voter’s name]	Ballot Paper Nos: [Ballot Paper Nos]
	Constituency/Region: [Constituency/Region]
		[Other identifying mark]

Please read the accompanying ‘Instructions to the Voter’

For your votes to be counted you must provide your date of birth [and signature]**. Please

write clearly in black ink.

I am the person the ballot papers numbered above were sent to. (The ballot paper number

can be found above and on the back of your ballot papers and you should check they match.

If they do not please contact the Returning Officer.)

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	Enter your Date of Birth	Day            Month                 Year
	in the boxes on the right
	e.g. 8 September 1961
	would be 08 09 1961

[Please sign your name

inside the grey box on the

right]**

Electoral fraud is a crime. You must not vote using a ballot paper that is not addressed

to you or interfere with another voter’s ballot paper.

	ISSUED BY THE RETURNING OFFICER
	Instructions to the Voter
	If you need help or require replacement documents please contact the Returning Officer at
	[insert contact details for assistance including address as appropriate].
	After receiving this postal vote, you cannot vote in person at a polling station at this
	election. You must not vote more than once (unless you are appointed as a proxy for
	another elector) at the same election.
	This postal voting statement relates to the ballot papers for the Scottish parliamentary
	election only. You will receive your ballot papers and instructions for the referendum on the
	voting system for United Kingdom parliamentary elections separately. If you have not
	received them by [insert date], please contact the Returning Officer.
	You must provide your [signature and]** date of birth even if you have already signed a
	postal voting statement in respect of the referendum on the voting system for United
	Kingdom parliamentary elections which is to be held on the same day.
	You have two ballot papers (a constituency ballot paper coloured [insert colour] and a
	regional ballot paper coloured [insert colour]). Please check that the ballot paper number on
	the back of each ballot paper matches the number at the top of the postal voting statement.
	If it does not match, contact the Returning Officer at the address above.
	Your vote is personal—complete it yourself and in private. If you need help voting, the
	person helping you must not tell anyone how you voted.
	For your votes to be counted you must provide your date of birth and signature** on the
	postal voting statement. Please use black ink. Your date of birth and signature** will be
	checked against the date of birth and signature** you provided to the Electoral Registration
	Officer when you asked for a postal vote to ensure that you are the same person who
	applied for the postal vote.
	The ballot papers and postal voting statement must be received by the Returning Officer by
	10 pm on [day and date of poll]. You can also deliver your completed postal vote to any
	polling station in this constituency on polling day up to 10 pm.
	How do I complete my postal vote?
	Step A—Completing your Ballot Papers
	1.	Vote only once on each ballot paper.
	2.	Vote by marking a cross (X) in the box opposite the name of the candidate or party
		you are voting for.
	3.	Do not mark the ballot papers in any other way or your votes many not count.
	4.	Put the completed ballot papers in the envelope marked ‘A’ and seal it.
	Step B—Completing your Postal Voting statement
	5.	For your votes to be counted you must provide your date of birth and signature**.
		Please use black ink. Put your date of birth in the boxes provided and sign in the
		grey box**.
	Step C—Before returning your Postal Vote
	6.	Check you have marked the ballot papers, put them in envelope ‘A’ and sealed the
		envelope.
	7.	Check you have your date of birth and signature** on the Postal Voting Statement.
	8.	Put the envelope marked ‘A’ together with the Postal Voting Statement in the
		envelope marked ‘B’ and seal the envelope.
	9.	Post it as soon as possible. If you delay posting your vote it may not be received by
		the Returning Officer in time to be counted.
	If you accidentally spoil or lose your ballot papers, you can apply to the Returning Officer
	for replacements before 5 pm on [insert day and date of poll]. After 5pm on [insert day and
	date of day before the date of poll] replacement papers can only be issued if you apply in
	person to the Returning Officer. You must return the spoilt ballot papers, the postal voting
	statement, and the envelopes marked ‘A’ and ‘B’. Make sure you contact the Returning
	Officer as soon as possible at the address above.
	Direction for postal voting statement being sent to an anonymous elector
	(This direction does not form part of the postal voting statement.)
	*Returning Officer to omit name.
	Direction for postal voting statement being sent to an elector who has been granted a
	signature waiver
	(This direction does not form part of the posting voting statement.)
	**Returning Officer to omit grey signature box and references to signature.’.

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157

Page  251,  line  9  [Schedule  7],  leave out from beginning to end of line 31 on page

253 and insert—

	‘REFERENDUM ON THE VOTING SYSTEM FOR
	UNITED KINGDOM PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
	STATEMENT AS TO POSTAL BALLOT PAPERS
	Voting area	[Name of voting area]	Date of poll	[Date of poll]

	A	Issue of postal ballot papers	Number
			voting area
	1	Total number of postal ballot papers issued under paragraphs
		8(1), 13(3) and 14(6).

	B(1)	Receipt and replacement of postal ballot papers	Number
			voting area
	2	Number of postal ballot papers received by the counting
		officer or at a polling station before the close of the poll
		(excluding any returned either as undelivered or under
		paragraph 13(2) or 14(3)).
	3	Number of covering envelopes received by the counting
		officer after the close of the poll, excluding any returned as
		undelivered.
	4	Number of postal ballot papers returned spoilt for cancellation
		in time for another ballot paper to be issued under paragraph
		13(3).
	5	Number of postal ballot papers identified as lost or not
		received in time for another ballot paper to be issued under
		paragraph 14(6).
	6	Number of postal ballot papers cancelled and retrieved in time
		for another ballot paper to be issued under paragraph 14(6).
	7	Number of postal ballot papers returned as spoilt too late for
		another ballot paper to be issued under paragraph 13(3).
	8	Number of postal ballot papers identified as lost or not
		received too late for another ballot paper to be issued under
		paragraph 14(6).
	9	Number of postal ballot papers received and cancelled too late
		for another ballot paper to be issued under paragraph 14(6).
	10	Number of covering envelopes returned as undelivered up to
		the date of this statement.
	11	Total number of postal ballot papers returned (total of lines 2
		to 10).
	12	Number of postal ballot papers which have been issued but
		which have not been received by the counting officer at the
		date of this statement. (This should be the total at line 1 above
		minus the total at line 11 above.)

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Revised 28 October 2010