The Absent Voting at Scottish Local Government Elections (Provision of Personal Identifiers) Regulations 2009
These regulations implement changes made by sections 21 to 24 of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14) which provide for enhanced anti-fraud measures when a person applies (under Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000) to vote by post, by proxy, or by post as a proxy as an absent voter. The regulations set up procedures for an absent voter to provide “personal identifiers” consisting of a signature and date of birth.