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UIN 115012

Armed Forces: Absent Voting

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12 November 2020

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17 November 2020 · Answer

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Defence

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17 November 2020

Defence

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the extent to which overseas service personnel face challenges in their postal votes being (a) delivered on time and (b) counted in UK elections.

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  1. 12 November 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the extent to which overseas service personnel face challenges in their postal votes being (a) delivered on time and (b) counted in UK elections.

    Source: Commons

  2. 17 November 2020

    Answer

    The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is aware that postal voting for Service personnel posted overseas can be challenging. The MOD raises the issue of overseas defence postal voters with the Cabinet Office prior to each national electoral period, requesting that...

    Source: Written answer

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