Postal voters urged to make their vote count

 

POSTAL voters in Carmarthenshire are being reminded to follow the instructions carefully to make their vote count.

 

There are now more than 27,000 postal voting packs being sent out to people across the county.

When voting by post, people need to fill in a form that accompanies their ballot paper, giving their signature and date of birth. As a security measure, these are matched against the signature and date of birth the voter provided when they applied to vote by post.

Mark James, Returning Officer for Carmarthenshire said: “Postal voting is growing in popularity as a convenient way to have your say.  But at every election, some postal votes are invalid, because the voter either forgot to sign the postal voting statement or wrote down the date they filled it in, rather than their date of birth.

“We’ve provided a guide to completing your postal ballot in your pack, so please do take the time to read it and provide the right information so that we can count your vote.  We need to receive your postal votes before polls close at 10pm on May 5.”

The Electoral Commission, the independent elections and referendum watchdog, has sent every household an information booklet on the election and the referendum. Anyone who has not received a booklet can download it at www.aboutmyvote.co.uk or call 0800 3 280 280.

For more information contact the Elections Team on 01267 228750.