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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-2002/schedule-2/paragraph-24",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2779",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2002",
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  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/24",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "24",
  "heading": "Method of election: candidates for return as constituency members",
  "text": "(1) If the statement required by rule 19 above shows more than one person standing nominated, a poll shall be taken in accordance with Part III of these Rules.\n(2) If that statement shows only one person standing nominated, that person shall be declared to be elected in accordance with Part IV of these Rules.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "affecting": "uksi/2005/2114",
      "affecting_title": "The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005"
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      "affecting_title": "The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005"
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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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