User:Igillies12/edinburgh agreement sandbox

Legislation for the Scottish Parliament
The legislation that the Scottish Parliament set to work on revolved around


 * the date of the referendum
 * the vote itself
 * the wording of the question voters would be asked
 * rules surrounding campaign financing
 * various other rules for the conduction of the referendum

Electoral Commission
In the agreement both governments agreed that the referendum should be overseen by an impartial electoral commission. The commission would comment on the wording of the question, register campaigners, designate lead campaigners, regulate campaign spending and finances, give grants to campaign organizations, create guidelines for participants in the referendum, report on the referendum process, conduct the poll, and announce the result.