Keep Business Improvement District ballots independent with information kept secret until closed

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the Business Improvement District (BID) ballot regulations to require BID ballot holders to prohibit the disclosure of interim ballot data before the official declaration of the result.

For the purposes of this petition, interim ballot data means turnout figures, information on who has voted, the rateable value of returned votes, or any other information generated during the conduct of, or counting of, the ballot. This should not prevent the lawful supply of information for canvassing purposes under regulation 13 of the Business Improvement Districts (Scotland) Regulations 2007.