Paragraph 20 Countermand or abandonment of poll etc. on death of candidateI1

After rule 77 (regional election: death of candidate) there shall be added—

“Countermand or abandonment not to affect local government election

77A.

The countermanding of a notice of poll or a direction that polling is abandoned under article 72(4), 75(2) or 77(1) shall not affect the poll at a local government election which is taken together with a poll at a Scottish Parliamentary election under article 13(1) or (2).”.

In paragraph (2) of rule 78, for “paragraph (10)” there shall be substituted “paragraphs (10) and (11)”.

After paragraph (10) of rule 78 there shall be added—

“(11)

Where a poll at a Scottish parliamentary election is taken together with a poll at a local government election under article 13(1) or (2) but the poll at the Scottish parliamentary election is abandoned in any of the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (1)—

(a)

the steps which the presiding officer is required to take at such a polling station by paragraph (2) shall take place at the close of the poll at the local government election;

(b)

where paragraph (10) applies, paragraph (3) shall have effect as if for “other election” there were substituted “other elections”; and

(c)

where paragraph (10) does not apply, paragraph (3) shall have effect as if after “the CRO” there were inserted “having separated the ballot papers relating to the local government election.”.