Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020
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The Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 is a piece of Scottish legislation that modernised and updated the rules governing how elections and electoral administration are conducted in Scotland.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of the Scottish Parliament
ⓘ
electoral law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify electoral rules in Scotland
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improve the administration of elections in Scotland ⓘ modernise electoral processes in Scotland ⓘ |
| amends |
Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2015
NERFINISHED
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local government election rules in Scotland ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Scottish Parliament elections
ⓘ
local government elections in Scotland ⓘ |
| basedOn | devolved powers over elections granted to the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| field |
constitutional law
ⓘ
election law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| government | Scottish Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
Scottish Parliament electoral system
ⓘ
local council electoral system in Scotland ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
electoral administrators in Scotland
ⓘ
electoral registration officers in Scotland ⓘ returning officers in Scotland ⓘ voters in Scotland ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
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Scots law terminology ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Scottish Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Scots law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfEnactment | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish electoral law framework ⓘ |
| purpose |
to modernise electoral administration in Scotland
ⓘ
to reform the law on Scottish Parliament and local government elections ⓘ to update rules governing the conduct of elections in Scotland ⓘ |
| region | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| regulates |
administration of elections in Scotland
ⓘ
conduct of Scottish Parliament elections ⓘ conduct of local government elections in Scotland ⓘ electoral registration processes in Scotland ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | electoral reform in Scotland ⓘ |
| topic |
election administration
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electoral boundaries ⓘ electoral management bodies ⓘ electoral registration ⓘ voting age ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 2020 ⓘ |
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