Civil & Administrative

#2026/122Yok Oy Kullanma (Çeşitli Değişiklik) (İskoçya) Yönetmelikleri 2026

🇬🇧United Kingdom··Statutory Instrument·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The Absent Voting Regulations 2026 allow people in Scotland to apply for absent voting online for local government elections. It also ensures that the information provided in these applications is verified and consistent across local, Scottish Parliament, and UK Parliament elections. This change affects voters who need to vote absentee in these elections.

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Key Changes

  • Introduction of online applications for absent voting in local government elections.
  • Verification of information in absent voting applications.
  • Use of a UK digital service for absent voting applications in Scottish Parliament elections.

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Obligations

What this law requires

high

Enable online absent voting applications for local government elections in Scotland

Scottish local government election administrators
operational
high

Verify information provided in absent voting applications for local government elections in Scotland

Scottish local government election administrators
operational
high

Ensure absent voting application information is consistent across local government, Scottish Parliament, and UK Parliament elections

Scottish election authorities and UK election administrators
operational
medium

Use the UK digital service in relation to absent voting applications for Scottish Parliament elections

Scottish Parliament election administrators
operational
high

Maintain consistent absent voting entitlements records across local government, Scottish Parliament, and UK Parliament elections

Scottish election authorities and UK election administrators
operational

Affected Parties

Voters in ScotlandLocal government election officials+2 more…

Tags

voting,elections,Scotland