# The Cairngorms National Park Elections (Scotland) Order 2003, Article 38: Opening of covering envelopes


(1) When a ballot box has been opened, the returning officer shall count and note the number of covering envelopes, and shall then open each covering envelope separately.
(2) Where a covering envelope does not contain a ballot paper the returning officer shall mark the covering envelope “rejected”, attach to it the contents (if any) of the covering envelope and place it in a separate receptacle (referred to as “the receptacle for rejected votes”).
(3) Where the covering envelope does contain a ballot paper, the returning officer shall place it in a different receptacle from the receptacle for rejected votes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2003/0110617177/article/38 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-cairngorms-national-park-elections-scotland-order-2003/article-38
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