# The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2010, Paragraph 7: Time when postal ballot papers are to be issued

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In the case of a person shown in the record kept under—
(a) article 8(4); or
(b) article 11(5),
no postal ballot paper (and no postal voting statement) shall be issued until after 5 pm on the eleventh day before the date of the poll (computed in accordance with paragraph 9(7) of Schedule 3).
(2) In the case of any other person, the postal ballot paper (and postal voting statement) shall be issued by the CRO as soon as practicable after the ERO has granted the application to vote by post.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2999/schedule/4/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-2010/schedule-4/paragraph-7
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