Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Act 2020
Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Act 2020 (2020 asp 6)
- Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Act 2020 (2020 asp 6)
- PART 1 Foreign nationals
- Enfranchisement for Scottish elections
- 1 Voting by qualifying foreign nationals
- Candidacy etc.
- 2 Scottish parliamentary elections: nomination, election and holding office
- 3 Local government elections: nomination, election and holding office
- PART 2 Persons who received a severance payment within the meaning of section 12 of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004
- 4 Repeal of disqualification for nomination, election and holding office as member of a local authority
- PART 3 Prisoners etc.
- Enfranchisement for Scottish elections
- 5 Voting by convicted persons sentenced to terms of 12 months or less
- 6 Review of operation of section 5
- Registration
- 7 Residence of convicted persons in prison etc.: uninterrupted residence
- 8 Residence of convicted persons in prison etc.: notional residence
- Method of voting
- 9 Method of voting by convicted persons at local government elections
- Consequential modifications
- 10 Consequential modifications
- PART 4 Final provisions
- 11 Ancillary provision
- 12 Commencement
- 13 Short title
- SCHEDULE Modifications of enactments in consequence of Part 3
- The Representation of the People (Absent Voting at Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Regulations 2007
- The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2015
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