Running electoral registration - Scotland

Application forms for the appointment of a proxy on the grounds of occupation, employment, service or attendance on a course must be attested:1   

• by the applicant’s employer or an employee delegated to do so on the employer’s behalf
• if the applicant is self-employed, by a person aged 18 years or over (16 years or over for applications for Scottish Parliamentary and local government elections) who knows the person but is not related to them, or
• if the applicant is attending a course, by the tutor of a course or the principal of the educational institution where a course is taking place, or an employee delegated to do so on the principal’s behalf