# The Scottish Local Government Elections Rules 2002, Paragraph 4: Nomination of candidates


(1) Each candidate shall be nominated by a separate nomination paper, in the form in the Appendix to this Schedule, delivered at the place fixed for the purpose by the returning officer.
(2) The nomination paper shall state either–
(a) the name of the candidate as it appears in the register of local government electors for any local government area within the area of the council for which such candidate is nominated together with the address and number on the register of the candidate, the surname being placed first; or
(b) the full name of the candidate (with the surname first) and the home address in full.
(3) The particulars of a candidate given in a nomination paper shall, if desired, include a description in addition to the particulars required by paragraph (2) above; but the description (if any) must consist of either–
(a) a description (of not more than 6 words in length) which is authorised as mentioned in paragraph (4) below; or
(b) the word “Independent”.
(4) A nomination paper may not include a description of a candidate which is likely to lead voters to associate the candidate with a registered political party unless the party is a qualifying party in relation to the local government area and the description is authorised by a certificate–
(a) issued by or on behalf of the registered nominating officer of the party, and
(b) received by the returning officer at some time during the period for delivery of nomination papers set out in the table in rule 1.
(5) A person shall be guilty of a corrupt practice if that person fraudulently purports to be authorised to issue a certificate under paragraph (4) above on behalf of a registered political party’s nominating officer.
(6) For the purposes of the application of this rule in relation to an election–
(a) “registered political party” means a party which was registered under Part II of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 at the time by which the notice of election is required to be published by virtue of rule 1 above (“the relevant time”); and
(b) a registered political party is a qualifying party in relation to a local government area if the party was at the relevant time registered in respect of Scotland in the Great Britain register mentioned under that Part of that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/457/schedule/2/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-government-elections-rules-2002/schedule-2/paragraph-4
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