The Representation of the People (Absent Voting at Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Regulations 2007
Regulations 1 to 15 provide for revised procedures on applications for absent voting and replicate for local government elections the procedures introduced by Part IV of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001 as amended by the Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2006. These regulations also reflect changes made to procedures relating to applications for proxy voting introduced following the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006.