Officials in Scotland have said they are doing “all we can” to ensure every voter can take part in the General Election amid delays in people…
OFFICIALS in Scotland have said they are doing “all we can” to ensure every voter can take part in the General Election amid delays in people receiving their postal votes.
Chris Highcock, secretary of the Electoral Management Board for Scotland, said the number of postal voters had increased “significantly” in recent years.Radio 4’s Today programme: “I think the first thing we have to say is that the logistical timetable that we have to operate to for any UK election is already very tight. That’s been exacerbated in Scotland at this time, as many families have planned to be away on holiday.
“There’s lots of integrity controls around elections. So therefore we’ve got to follow the law that applies for the election.”He said materials were “produced under secure conditions” and that “staff have been working very hard right across the UK” since the election was called. Glasgow City Council said that voters who applied for a postal vote after 5pm on June 7 but before June 19 could expect ballots to arrive on Saturday after “assurances by Royal Mail”, with 7,619 people in that category.
A spokesperson for Glasgow City Council said: “At any election, a small proportion of people experience problems with their postal vote. Where there has been an error or an issue with delivery, we are usually able to provide a replacement ballot.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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