WITH just a few days to go until the UK Parliamentary General Election, postal voters are being urged to complete and return their postal ballot papers.
Northumberland County Council elections manager, Annie Howliston said: “We all lead busy lives and it is easy to put your vote pack to one side and forget to return it.
"If you are voting by post, please post your vote back to us as soon as you can. Remember, the acting returning officer must receive your completed papers by no later than 10pm on December 12.
“There are around 58,000 postal voters across Northumberland county and each returned pack returned goes through a vigorous checking process to ensure the system is absolutely secure. Prompt return is an enormous help to our election team who check each returned postal ballot pack separately.”
If you do think you might have left it too late, and your vote won't arrive in time if you post it, don’t panic. You can take your postal vote to a polling station in the constituency in which you live, on the day of the election, right up until the time when polling closes at 10pm.
If you have been issued a postal vote, you cannot vote in person at a polling station.
If you have registered to vote by post and have not yet received your postal vote you should immediately contact Northumberland County Council’s election team on (01670) 624811 or email elections@northumberland.gov.uk
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