On 9 October 2014, the Committee agreed to undertake post-legislative scrutiny of the legislation that provided for the basis for the referendum. One focus was to take evidence from electoral officials on the management of the Independence Referendum and any measures taken to deal with the high turnout. Any submissions received from electoral officials are set out below.
Evidence from Electoral Officials
Evidence from Mary Pitcaithly, Chief Counting Officer at the Scottish Independence Referendum, Convener of the Electoral Management Board for Scotland.
Evidence from Scottish Assessors Association
Evidence from The Electoral Commission