THE Conservatives have “disenfranchised” voters in Scotland by holding the election in the first week of the school holidays, John Swinney has…
THE Conservatives have “disenfranchised” voters in Scotland by holding the election in the first week of the school holidays, John Swinney has said.
Speaking to Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips on Sky News, Swinney said there had been “significant reports of people who were trying to vote by post who had applied properly for a postal vote before the deadline of June 19”.“They have to be here to be able to exercise their postal vote, if it’s been delivered to the house, or if there is an alternative arrangement in place.
They can be returned by post or handed in at council offices and can also be dropped at the correct polling station on election day.Swinney said: “I warned when the election was called that it was going to take place during the Scottish school summer holidays, and many of our schools broke up for the summer last week.
Swinney said the party had had “a bit of a tough time”, but added that voters “will get a substantial number of greater services that are provided by the Scottish Government that better meet their needs than other parts of the United Kingdom”.
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