Whether it is unnecessary for Stirling Council to maintain a marked register of all those who voted in the Teith Ward by-election held on 1…

A marked register is used to show that ballot papers have been issued to a voter in person at the polling station. The by-election in the Teith ward was conducted as an election pilot under section 5 of the Scottish Local Government (Elections) Act 2002, and was conducted by an all-postal ballot. All registered voters were issued with a ballot paper by post and therefore a marked register was not used. The pilot resulted in a 63.2% turnout, an increase of 20% over the previous by-election. Evaluation studies are being carried out by both Stirling Council and the Electoral Commission.