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| Scottish referendum: Suspected electoral fraud in Glasgow probed | Scottish referendum: Suspected electoral fraud in Glasgow probed |
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| Officials at the referendum count in Glasgow have said they are investigating 10 cases of suspected electoral fraud at polling stations. | Officials at the referendum count in Glasgow have said they are investigating 10 cases of suspected electoral fraud at polling stations. |
| It is thought to be related to possible cases of personation, where people pretend to be someone else and cast a vote, then the real person turns up. | |
| The 10 suspect votes were cast at a variety of different polling stations across the city. | The 10 suspect votes were cast at a variety of different polling stations across the city. |
| Glasgow City Council said police had been called earlier on Thursday. | Glasgow City Council said police had been called earlier on Thursday. |
| Each ballot paper has an individual number attached to it, so officials will now have to sort through the ballots and attempt to find these 10 papers. | Each ballot paper has an individual number attached to it, so officials will now have to sort through the ballots and attempt to find these 10 papers. |
| They will then be removed, and kept separately from the more than 486,000 ballot papers being counted in Glasgow. | They will then be removed, and kept separately from the more than 486,000 ballot papers being counted in Glasgow. |
| Colin Edgar, head of communication at Glasgow City Council, said the search for the ten ballot papers "will not delay the count". | Colin Edgar, head of communication at Glasgow City Council, said the search for the ten ballot papers "will not delay the count". |
| Police Scotland said any crime committed would be appropriately investigated. | Police Scotland said any crime committed would be appropriately investigated. |
| A spokesman added: "Police Scotland takes the safety and security of the independence referendum extremely seriously and is working with partner agencies including local authorities to ensure the integrity of the ballot." | A spokesman added: "Police Scotland takes the safety and security of the independence referendum extremely seriously and is working with partner agencies including local authorities to ensure the integrity of the ballot." |