Results on Scottish independence vote to come as soon as 0100 GMT

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Richard Bestic

Scotland decidesTwo young girls holding saltires, watch the entertainment outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on September 18, 2014, during Scotland’s independence referendum. Scotland voted Thursday in an epic independence referendum that could break up the centuries-old United Kingdom and create Europe’s newest state since the collapse of Yugoslavia. AFP PHOTO/LESLEY MARTIN
Published September 18, 2014 at 5:45 PM
Updated September 29, 2014 at 2:21 PM

To stay or to go? That is the question before voters in Scotland. While it may be a simple question, it comes with huge ramifications. Scotland is in the final hour of voting to decide whether to declare independence from the United Kingdom. CCTV America’s Richard Bestic reports from Edinburgh.

Polls close Thursday, and then the counting will begin. It will take time to hand-count the votes. Turnout among the 4 million eligible voters is expected to be large. Among them are expected some 100,00 16- and 17-year-olds.

Only a simple majority is needed for the result to become official.

For more on the impact the independence referendum will have on Scotland, the U.K. and beyond, CCTV America was joined by Brett House. He’s an expert on the rise of emerging markets and a senior fellow at the non-partisan think tank CIGI.