Councils in Scotland have raised concerns over delays to postal vote forms being sent out ahead of the general election. Western Isles Council reported a high number of calls from residents waiting for a voting pack and said this was due to “national disruption”.
Fife Council said there had been Royal Mail delays. The BBC has also seen reports from voters in other councils who had expected to received a ballot form. Royal Mail said it had investigated but “found no issues” within the network. Voting packs are due to arrive by Saturday.
The UK deadline to apply for a postal vote was June 19. Anyone who is a long-term postal voter or applied before 7 June should have received their voting pack last week. Others who applied after this date could expect to be part of a second dispatch of forms. However, this has not been widely advertised and has caused confusion to some voters who have seen friends or family with ballot papers already.
Source: BBC
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