# The Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment (No. 2) Order 2016, Article 3: Amendment of the Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2011


In schedule 1 (Scottish local government election rules)—
(a) in rule 25 (equipment of polling stations)—
(i) in paragraph (4), omit the words after “outside every polling station”; and
(ii) after paragraph (4), insert—
“(4A) A notice in the form set out in Form 13A, or a form to the like effect, giving directions for the guidance of voters in voting, shall be exhibited in every compartment of every polling station.”;
(b) in rule 43 (the count)—
(i) in paragraph (1)(b), omit “if required to do so by a candidate or an election agent,”;
(ii) in paragraph (5), for the words from “Where under” to “do so” substitute “The returning officer shall verify each ballot paper account”; and
(iii) in paragraph (5), for “, which any election agent may copy” substitute “and shall, on request, supply a copy of that statement to any election agent”;
(c) in rule 44 (rejected ballot papers), in paragraph (1)(a) after “electronic” insert “or other”; and
(d) in Part VII (forms for use at Scottish local government elections)—
(i) for Forms 1 and 8 to 12, substitute the equivalently numbered forms which are set out in the schedule of this order;
(ii) for Form 13, substitute the forms numbered 13 and 13A which are set out in that schedule; and
(iii) for Forms 14 and 15, substitute the equivalently numbered forms which are set out in that schedule.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2016/9780111033098/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-local-government-elections-amendment-no-2-order-2016/article-3
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