# The Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026, Regulation 19: Additional requirements for applications for a proxy vote in respect of a particular election


After paragraph 7(7E) (additional requirements for applications for a proxy vote in respect of a particular election) of schedule 3 insert—
“(7F) Sub-paragraph (7G) applies where an application under article 9(2) to vote by proxy at a particular election is made—
(a) on grounds that the circumstances set out in paragraph 9(4F) apply, and
(b) after 5 pm on the sixth day before the date of a poll at the election for which it is made.
(7G) The application must, in addition to providing the information required by sub-paragraph (1), state that it is being provided because of those circumstances.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2026/9780111065211/regulation/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-absent-voting-miscellaneous-amendment-scotland-regulations-2026/regulation-19
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