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  "long_title": "These regulations implement changes made by sections 21 to 24 of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14) which provide for enhanced anti-fraud measures when a person applies (under Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000) to vote by post, by proxy, or by post as a proxy as an absent voter. The regulations set up procedures for an absent voter to provide “personal identifiers” consisting of a signature and date of birth.",
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