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Speaking to Radio 4’s Today Programme Mr Highcock added: “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.
“We want to make sure that everyone can take part in an election if they’re entitled to vote, but also it’s very important that elections are secure, so that people can trust the results.”
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.
Mr Highcock, who is also returning officer for Edinburgh city council, added: “In Scotland, 20 per cent of all voters are now postal voters that has grown significantly in the last few years.
“In 2019 in Edinburgh, we had just over 72,000 postal voters, we’ve now got 103,000. That’s a 42 per cent increase in that time.”
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 statement said: “If a pack has not arrived by Monday, we will issue a replacement from our election office.”
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