# The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2002, Paragraph 12: Sealing up of special lists and counterfoils


(1) As soon as practicable after the issue of each batch of postal ballot papers, the constituency returning officer shall make up into a packet the counterfoils of those ballot papers which have been issued and shall seal such a packet.
(2) As soon as practicable after the last batch of postal ballot papers have been issued, the constituency returning officer shall make up into a packet the marked copy of the absent voters list and the list of postal proxies and shall seal such a packet.
(3) Until the time referred to in sub-paragraph (2) above, the constituency returning officer shall take proper precautions for the security of the lists referred to in that sub paragraph.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2779/schedule/4/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-2002/schedule-4/paragraph-12
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