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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-government-elections-rules-2002/schedule-2/paragraph-14",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2002/457",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Local Government Elections Rules 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-government-elections-rules-2002",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/14",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "14",
  "heading": "The official mark",
  "text": "(1) Every ballot paper shall be marked with an official mark, which shall perforate the ballot paper.\n(2) The official mark shall be kept secret, and an interval of not less than five years shall intervene between the use of the same official mark at elections for the same local authority.\n(3) The official mark used for ballot papers issued for the purpose of voting by post shall not be used at the same election for ballot papers issued for the purpose of voting in person.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    {
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      "affecting": "ssi/2005/572",
      "affecting_title": "The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Modification of Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005"
    },
    {
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      "affecting": "ssi/2005/572",
      "affecting_title": "The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Modification of Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005"
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    {
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      "affecting": "uksi/2002/2779",
      "affecting_title": "The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2002"
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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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