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  "legislation": "ukpga/2023/12",
  "legislation_title": "Ballot Secrecy Act 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ballot-secrecy-act-2023",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision for ensuring the secrecy of ballots cast in polling stations at elections; and for connected purposes.\n[2nd May 2023]\nBe it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/12/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:53:13.658432+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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