With the Scottish Parliament elections looming and the EU referendum to be held just seven weeks later, voters can be forgiven if they get confused about the issues at hand.

Both polls are hugely significant to people in Scotland and there is some overlap in the arguments, given we have a government north of the border which favours leaving the United Kingdom.

But the SNP leadership is very much in favour of staying the European Union – it’s the union between Scotland and the rest of the UK they are opposed to.

As for the electorate, they will have to decide on May 5 whether to give the SNP another term in office.

Then, on June 23, it will be the choice between whether the UK should remain part of the European Union, or leave.

With only seven weeks between the polls, concerns have been raised that there will be voter fatigue - if we are required to vote too often, we could become disengaged.

That could affect the number of people who come out to vote on whether to stay in the EU or not.

The fear is that people will be bombarded by politicians keen to keep their seats at the Scottish Parliament in the weeks leading up to the Holyrood vote.

Then, in the seven weeks between the Scottish elections and the referendum there will be another onslaught, this time by pro-EU and anti-EU politicians. Both campaigns have already begun in earnest.

The SNP was quick to recognise the dilemma of voter fatigue and many months before David Cameron announced the date of the referendum they appealed to him to avoid a clash.

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, along with First Minsters from Wales and Northern Ireland, wrote to the Prime Minister and warned that the EU referendum “risks confusing issues when clarity is required”, and called on the Prime Minister to “defer the EU referendum at least until later in the year”.

That didn’t happen. David Cameron is keen to resolve the issue as soon as possible.

Nicola Sturgeon responded by underlining her opposition to a referendum on June 23 but vowed to “get on with the job of campaigning for an ‘in’ vote”.

Of course, Scotland has a good record on turnout at one recent referendum.

When we were asked whether or not we wanted to remain part of the United Kingdom, 85% cast a vote.

It will be interesting to see whether quite as many of us return to the polls to vote in the EU referendum.