{"id":86995,"date":"2024-07-03T17:40:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T17:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/03\/undelivered-penarth-postal-ballots-worry-councils\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T17:40:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T17:40:22","slug":"undelivered-penarth-postal-ballots-worry-councils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/03\/undelivered-penarth-postal-ballots-worry-councils\/","title":{"rendered":"Undelivered Penarth postal ballots worry councils"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/branded_news\/eb97\/live\/f5369460-394b-11ef-bdc5-41d7421c2adf.jpg?resize=1024,576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Undelivered Penarth postal ballots worry councils\" title=\"Undelivered Penarth postal ballots worry councils\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">With the general election less than a day away, about 200 postal ballots still not delivered by Royal Mail have left councils anxious.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan authorities have said they are aware of a delay in the Penarth part of the Cardiff South and Penarth constituency.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">While Penarth is in Vale of Glamorgan council territory, it is a part of Cardiff South and Penarth for Westminster voting.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Voting for Penarth is managed by Cardiff council, which has issued more than 56,000 postal ballot packs in recent weeks.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Both councils said they are concerned about the matter and are working with Royal Mail to identify the problem.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">They said &#8220;initial communication&#8221; indicated a number of postal ballots were held up in Royal Mail&#8217;s sorting system.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The authorities said there are arrangements for Vale of Glamorgan residents who have not received postal ballots to collect them from Barry civic offices.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">There they can be completed and submitted to ensure they can cast their vote.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Vale of Glamorgan council has asked people to get in contact if they have not yet received their postal vote.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cp38n3m3853o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the general election less than a day away, about 200 postal ballots still not delivered by Royal Mail have left councils anxious. Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan authorities have said they are aware of a delay in the Penarth part of the Cardiff South and Penarth constituency. 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