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http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/12/contents/enactedScottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020King's Printer for Scotland2020-09-18 Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 PART 1General reformsTerm lengths1Dates of general elections to the Scottish Parliament2Dates of Scottish local government electionsScottish Parliament elections3Postponement of general elections to the Scottish ParliamentScottish local government elections4Electoral wards: number of councillors5Electors: prohibition on voting more than once6Electronic voting7Evaluation of pilot schemesRegistration of attainers8Entitlement to register as an elector before attaining voting age PART 2Electoral CommissionCodes of practice9Expenditure of candidates at Scottish parliamentary elections10Expenditure of candidates at Scottish local government elections11Attendance of observers at Scottish parliamentary elections12Controlled expenditure of third parties at Scottish local government electionsReporting and standards13Reviews of electoral and political matters14Setting of performance standardsFunding15Financing of Electoral Commission16Reimbursement of costs by Scottish Ministers etc.Examination and audit: devolved Scottish elections17Electoral Commission: five-year plan18Accounts and accounting officerReporting19Reports by Electoral Commission: devolved Scottish electionsExpenses and donations for local government elections20Electoral Commission: election expenses at Scottish local government elections21Electoral Commission: donations to candidates at local government electionsVoting by disabled persons: devolved Scottish elections22Reports on elections: voting by disabled persons at devolved Scottish electionsMiscellaneous23Notification of Commission regulations: devolved Scottish elections PART 3Electoral Management Board for Scotland24Electoral Management Board for Scotland: general functions25Directions to returning officers: Scottish parliamentary elections26Directions to electoral registration officers: Scottish parliamentary elections27Electoral Management Board for Scotland: miscellaneous amendments PART 4Boundaries Scotland28Boundaries Scotland29Reviews of local government wards and number of councillors30Changes to boundaries of parliamentary constituencies: procedure31Changes to local government areas or electoral arrangements: procedure32Scottish Parliament constituency boundaries: timing of first report33Publishing of proposals affecting Scottish Parliament constituencies PART 5Final provisions34Ancillary provision35Commencement36Short title SCHEDULEBoundaries Scotland: modification of enactments1Local Government (Scotland) Act 19732House of Commons Disqualification Act 19753Scotland Act 19984Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 20025Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 20026Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 20037Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 20108Public Records (Scotland) Act 20119Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 201410Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 201811Islands (Scotland) Act 201812Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 200113Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Codes of Conduct for Members of certain Scottish Public Authorities) Order 200614Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2015 Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 2020 asp 12 An Act of the Scottish Parliament to reform certain aspects of the law relating to Scottish parliamentary and local government elections, including length of terms; to make provision about the role of the Electoral Commission in relation to those elections; to confer functions on the Electoral Management Board for Scotland in relation to Scottish parliamentary elections; to rename and make provision about the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland; and for connected purposes. The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 3rd June 2020 and received Royal Assent on 8th July 2020