# The Health Board Elections (Scotland) Regulations 2009, Paragraph 22: Ballot papers


(1) A ballot paper must be in such form as the returning officer thinks fit subject to the requirements specified in paragraph (2).
(2) The ballot paper must—
(a) contain the names and addresses of the nominated candidates as shown on the respective nomination papers (arranged alphabetically by surname);
(b) have a unique number (being a number, letters, a combination of letters and numbers or other identifying mark) printed on the back; and
(c) contain an official mark.
(3) The official mark must be kept secret (and must not be the same as the official mark used at a Health Board election held in the same Health Board area at any time during the previous 5 years).
(4) If a candidate’s nomination paper states that the candidate has a commonly used forename or surname, the commonly used name (instead of any other name) must appear on the ballot paper.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/352/schedule/paragraph/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-board-elections-scotland-regulations-2009/schedule/paragraph-22
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