We are aware of a small number of voters who are still waiting to receive their packs. We are assured that local delivery staff are working hard to prioritise and deliver packs as quickly as possible, but if any of these postal voters have not received their postal vote pack by Monday 1 July, they should contact the local elections office.
Lost or undelivered postal votes can be replaced by the Returning Officer – with replacement packs available from 1 July. Voters can attend the Council Offices in Kirkwall and Lerwick with ID for a pack to be reissued.
We want everyone entitled to vote to have their vote counted. We would encourage all those with a postal vote to complete and return this as soon as possible – remembering that any votes returned to Council offices or at a polling station must be accompanied by a postal vote return form or they will be rejected and not counted.
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Across Scotland some council offices have responded to the late/non delivery of postal votes by making special arrangements so that people will not lose their right to vote – especially if they are about to go on holiday – unfortunately it will be too late for some. The General Election date of 4th July was chosen by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. This is the start of the Scottish schools holiday period leading the First Minister of Scotland to describe the choice of the date as “latest act of disrespect” from the UK government. Fiona Grahame
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