Scottish independence reports: Vote arrangements

• Scotland's Future: Draft Referendum (Scotland) Bill Consultation Paper (Scottish government) (February 25, 2010) - The Scottish government consulted on a piece of legislation to hold the independence referendum.

• Your Scotland, Your Referendum (Scottish government) (January 25, 2012) - The Scottish government asked for views on what should be on the referendum ballot paper, campaign spending limits and how the referendum should be run.

• A consultation on facilitating a legal, fair and decisive referendum on whether Scotland should leave the United Kingdom (UK government) (January 2012) - The UK government said the Scottish Parliament did not have the authority to hold an independence referendum and would need additional devolved powers to hold a legal vote.

• Agreement between the United Kingdom government and the Scottish government on a referendum on independence for Scotland (Scottish government) (15 October 2012) - The Scottish and UK governments reached a deal on holding the referendum, known as the "Edinburgh Agreement".

• 'Your Scotland, Your Referendum': An Analysis of Consultation Responses (Scottish government) (October 23, 2012) - The Scottish government published its analysis based on 26,219 responses to its "Your Scotland, Your Referendum" consultation, which took in issues including the wording of the referendum question, voting on a Saturday and the timetable for the referendum.

• The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: making the process legal (Westminster Scottish Affairs Committee) (07 August 2012) - Westminster's Scottish affairs committee said any doubt over the legality of the referendum must be removed by devolving the appropriate extra powers from Westminster to Holyrood.

• The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: a multi-option question? (Westminster Scottish Affairs Committee) (13 August 2012) -Westminster's Scottish affairs committee said that while including an extra question on more devolved powers on the referendum ballot paper may at first sight be an attractive proposition, the idea suffered from several fatal defects.

• The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: The proposed section 30 Order - Can a player also be the referee? (Westminster Scottish Affairs Committee) (11 January 2013) - Westminster's Scottish affairs committee expressed concern about the Scottish government disregarding the advice of the Electoral Commission watchdog.

• Referendum on independence for Scotland: Advice of the Electoral Commission on the proposed referendum question (Electoral Commission) (January 30, 2013) - The Electoral Commission watchdog recommended the Scottish government change the proposed wording of the referendum question.

• Referendum on Scottish independence: Question testing (Electoral Commission) (January 30, 2013) - The Electoral Commission watchdog published analysis after testing different versions of a referendum question with members of the public.

• Electoral Commission advice on spending limits for the referendum on independence for Scotland (Electoral Commission) (January 30, 2013) - The Electoral Commission watchdog recommended spending limits for the final 16 weeks of the referendum campaign be set at £1.5m for the two main campaigns, with other amounts for political parties and other groups.

• Electoral Commission campaign spending responses: Better Together, Yes Scotland, Scottish Conservative Party, Scottish National Party (Electoral Commission) (January 30, 2013) - Several campaign groups and political parties responded to the Electoral Commission's recommendations on referendum campaign spending limits.