This is an extremely important development in the context of UK devolution, representing the first use of powers to amend aspects of the election of the Scottish Parliament (SP), which required a supermajority (2/3) (it passed by 92 votes to 27). 1/
By this measure, in relation to matters of franchise, the SP takes itself rather far away from wider 'Westminster'-driven franchise, as it enshrines the votes of EU citizens (which may be rolled back by Westminster), protects Commonwealth citizen voting rights 2/
