Scottish Independence Referendum (Franchise) Act 2013

The Scottish Independence Referendum (Franchise) Act 2013 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament that, together with the Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013, enabled the Scottish independence referendum of 2014.

Scottish Independence Referendum (Franchise) Act 2013

Act of the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
Long title	An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about those who are entitled to vote in a referendum on the independence of Scotland, including provision for the establishment of a register of young voters for the purposes of such a referendum.
Citation	2013 asp 13
Introduced by	Nicola Sturgeon
Territorial extent	Scotland
Dates
Royal assent	7 August 2013
Repealed	1 January 2015
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Act set the scope for the franchise for the referendum, defining those able to vote as those aged 16 or over who were registered as voters either through the existing local government voters' register or a new "young voters" register, and holding an appropriate citizenship (Commonwealth, Irish or EU member state), with the exception of specific groups not eligible to vote in the referendum, such as convicted prisoners, and those excluded from voting at local government elections by other election laws.

External links

• Scottish Independence Referendum (Franchise) Act 2013 (official text) Retrieved 23 September 2014