# The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2007, Paragraph 60: Equality of votes: election for return of constituency members


Where, after the counting of the votes (including any re-count) given in a poll for the return of a constituency member is completed, an equality of votes is found to exist between any candidates and the addition of a vote would entitle any of those candidates to be declared elected, the constituency returning officer shall forthwith decide between those candidates by lot, and proceed as if the candidate on whom the lot falls had received an additional vote.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/9780110717494/schedule/2/paragraph/60 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-2007/schedule-2/paragraph-60
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