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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-government-elections-order-2007/schedule-1/paragraph-20",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2007/42",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2007",
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  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/20",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Postal ballot papers",
  "text": "(1) The returning officer shall as soon as practicable issue to those entitled to vote by post–\n(a) a ballot paper; and\n(b) a postal voting statement in the form set out in Form 8, or a form to the like effect,\ntogether with envelopes for their return.\n(2) The returning officer must, as is reasonably practicable, also issue to those entitled to vote by post information about how to obtain–\n(a) translations into languages other than English of any directions to or guidance for voters sent with the ballot paper;\n(b) a translation into Braille of such directions or guidance;\n(c) graphical representations of such directions or guidance; and\n(d) the directions or guidance in any other form (including any audible form).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "affecting_title": "The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2010"
    },
    {
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      "affecting": "ssi/2007/379",
      "affecting_title": "The Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Order 2007"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/42/schedule/1/paragraph/20",
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  "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."
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