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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-independence-referendum-act-2013/schedule-3/paragraph-25",
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  "legislation": "asp/2013/14",
  "legislation_title": "Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-independence-referendum-act-2013",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/25",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A voter who has inadvertently dealt with a ballot paper in such manner that it cannot be conveniently used as a ballot paper may—\n(a) by returning it to the presiding officer, and\n(b) proving to the presiding officer's satisfaction the fact of the inadvertence,\nobtain another ballot paper in the place of the returned ballot paper (the “spoilt ballot paper”).\n(2) The spoilt ballot paper must be immediately cancelled.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2013/14/schedule/3/paragraph/25",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:14:20.420711+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}