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Glasgow has issued almost 80,000 postal voting packs, more than a third of which have already been completed and returned.
Just under 72,000 of these were sent to pre-existing postal voters and those who applied before the first deadline on 7 June and arrived with voters last weekend.
A total of 7,619 people made a valid application for a postal vote after the first deadline. Their ballot packs began arriving today, with the remainder expected tomorrow.
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.
Of the nearly 80,000 postal votes in the city, we have been asked to issue 170 replacements.
APPLICATIONS MADE BEFORE 7 JUNE
Where an elector applied for a postal vote before 5pm on 7 June, they will have been included in the first tranche of postal packs sent out. These were delivered on Saturday, 22 June.
Where a pack has not arrived, legislation allows us to start issuing replacement postal ballots from today (28 June). This is the normal process, which is in place at every election.
Depending on the elector’s preference, we can arrange for replacements to either be collected from our election office or posted first class. If collected in person, a private space is available where the voter can fill in the ballot paper and postal paperwork and return the ballot, there and then.
APPLICATIONS MADE BETWEEN 8 JUNE and 19 JUNE
Where an elector applied for a postal vote after 5pm on 7 June but before 19 June, they will have been included in the second tranche of postal pack sent out.
These began to arrive today, as anticipated and we have been given assurances by Royal Mail that the remainder will arrive tomorrow.
If a pack has not arrived by Monday, we will issue a replacement from our election office.
Where second tranche voters have contacted the office today and demonstrated they are going on holiday this weekend, we have endeavoured to offer a replacement ballot.
RETURNING POSTAL VOTES
Postal votes can be returned in person, as well as by post. If an elector has any doubt that their vote will reach us on time, we encourage them to bring it to our election office or, on polling day, to their nearest polling place.
https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/article/1603/Elections-and-Voting
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