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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-2002/schedule-4/paragraph-25",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2779",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-2002",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/25",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": "Abandoned poll",
  "text": "(1) Where a poll is abandoned or countermanded after postal ballot papers have been issued, by reason of the death of a candidate, the constituency returning officer–\n(a) shall not take any step or further step to open covering envelopes or deal with the contents in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule; and\n(b) shall, notwithstanding paragraphs 19 to 21 above, treat all unopened covering envelopes and the contents of those that have been opened as if they were counted ballot papers.\n(2) Sub-paragraph (1) above shall not apply where postal ballot papers for more than one election have been issued together under paragraph 2 above.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2779/schedule/4/paragraph/25",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:40:32.730428+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}