To: The Electoral Commission. My MP for Suffolk Coastal.
POSTAL VOTERS DO MATTER
When calling for a General Election, the Government :-
- Must ensure that the date it wants allows enough time for people in the UK and Overseas to organise their postal vote and
- must ensure that local Election Services are able to process the applications in time.
- Two weeks should be allowed for posting the ballot papers to the postal voter.
- Two weeks should be allowed for the postal vote to reach the constituency.
Why is this important?
- Many people were disenfranchised by the sudden calling of the 2024 General Election.
- The 4th of July did not allow enough time for many postal votes to be processed correctly. This was unfair.
- Scottish voters had arranged holidays and were away on election day.
- I live in France and I was told by my local election services that there was no way they would be able to send me the voting papers in enough time for me to return my vote in time to be counted!
- Although fixed term parliaments have ceased, there must be a legally enforceable time for all voters to participate.
