Royal Mail has blamed the federal government for voters not receiving their postal ballots forward of the final election this Thursday (July 4).
There are stories of hundreds of postal ballots not being delivered in time, with Royal Mail saying there’s “no backlog” in its system.
Postal affairs minister Kevin Hollinrake has urged Royal Mail “to do all they’ll” to ensure postal votes arrive with voters in time. He’s in “direct contact” with the service in accordance with well being minister Maria Caulfield.
The Telegraph says greater than 90 constituencies, together with these of cupboard ministers, have raised considerations about ballots failing to reach.
Royal Mail has responded by saying it’s delivering postal votes instantly as they arrive in its community – and has referred to as for a assessment of how the printing and administration of postal votes are dealt with earlier than the poll papers are acquired by Royal Mail.
A Royal Mail spokesman stated: “We’ve no backlog of postal votes and, while we’re not complacent, we stay assured that postal votes handed to us on time will likely be delivered previous to polling day. The place particular considerations have been raised, we now have investigated and confirmed poll packs are being delivered as quickly as they arrive in our community.
“We’d welcome a assessment into the timetable for future elections with all stakeholders to make sure that the system for printing and administering postal votes earlier than they’re handed to Royal Mail works as easily as attainable.”
What must you do when you haven’t but acquired your postal vote?
If your postal vote nonetheless hasn’t arrived, do not fret. Fortunately, you may nonetheless be capable to vote. Listed below are your choices:
Request a substitute postal poll pack
You may request a substitute postal poll pack in individual up till 5pm on Thursday, July 4. All you may must carry is your ID. Verify the place you are able to do so on Gov.uk which has a postcode checker to seek out your Native Electoral Registration Workplace.
Then, you may have a selection between having a brand new postal poll despatched to you, or finishing the poll on-site and handing it again to them
Request one other postal vote
Should you choose to have a brand new postal vote despatched to you, you need to ship it off no later than Wednesday, July 3 and ensure it arrives within the postbox earlier than closing assortment.
Take your postal vote with you on the day
Another choice is to take your postal poll to your native polling station to vote.
Learn how to contact your native election group
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