The Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Act 2025 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026
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4 Transitional provision: outstanding absent voting applications
(1) Paragraph (2) applies where— (a) either— (i) an absent voting application for local government elections in Scotland is treated as having not been made, in accordance with regulation 24(1) of the 2026 Scottish Regulations, or (ii) a devolved absent voting application or a devolved proxy postal voting application is treated as having not been made in accordance with regulation 30(1) of the 2026 Welsh Regulations, and (b) the same application included an application under paragraph 3, 4, 6 or 7 of Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act in relation to a parliamentary election or parliamentary elections. (2) Where this paragraph applies— (a) the application described in paragraph (1)(b) is also to be treated as having not been made, and (b) as soon as practicable on or after 3rd November 2026 the registration officer must send the applicant information about how to make a fresh application.
4 Transitional provision: outstanding absent voting applications
(1) Paragraph (2) applies where— (a) either— (i) an absent voting application for local government elections in Scotland is treated as having not been made, in accordance with regulation 24(1) of the 2026 Scottish Regulations, or (ii) a devolved absent voting application or a devolved proxy postal voting application is treated as having not been made in accordance with regulation 30(1) of the 2026 Welsh Regulations, and (b) the same application included an application under paragraph 3, 4, 6 or 7 of Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act in relation to a parliamentary election or parliamentary elections. (2) Where this paragraph applies— (a) the application described in paragraph (1)(b) is also to be treated as having not been made, and (b) as soon as practicable on or after 3rd November 2026 the registration officer must send the applicant information about how to make a fresh application.
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