Edinburgh and Fife councils have taken the unusual steps to ensure postal votes can be cast.
Two Scottish councils have taken urgent action to ensure people who have not received postal votes can still have their say in next week’s General Election.
Demand for postal voting has grown considerably in recent years and there have been reports of voters not receiving their ballots when expected. SNP leader Mr Swinney had already accused Rishi Sunak of being “disrespectful” with his decision to hold the election at a time when most schools in Scotland have finished for the summer and many families will be on holiday.
“But here we are, just as I feared we would be, that people leaving Scotland on their holidays have applied for postal votes, haven’t got them through, and it is not in any way shape or form a surprise to me that that is the case. He told people: “Please only attend if you haven’t received your postal vote and you’re going on holiday or won’t be at home next week.”
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