Rangers fans in Northern Ireland face Assembly election conundrum after Europa League success

To allow those fans to register their vote TUV Upper Bann Assembly candidate Darrin Foster has written

to the Electoral Office asking for a proxy vote.

He said: “I have written to the Chief Electoral Officer Virginia McVea requesting that football fans who are travelling to the Rangers UEFA semi-final match against Leipzig on polling day are permitted to vote via post or proxy.

“While the deadline for applying for absentee ballots has past, in the circumstances I believe there is a strong argument to say that fans travelling to Glasgow for this historic match should be treated sympathetically. Rangers have always had a large and loyal following in Northern Ireland and it makes sense to relax the rules so that no one is disenfranchised.”