Postal vote was never delivered

At the grand old age of 95, and having never missed a vote in her life, my mother was denied a vote on 8th June, because her postal vote was never delivered.

By The Newsroom

Published 10th Jun 2017, 23:45 BST

Updated 11th Jun 2017, 00:05 BST

After many calls to the Electoral Offices in both Belfast and Omagh, and conversations with the Chief Electoral Officer herself, it was still clear that once a postal vote has been sent out, nothing could be done.

For us to have true democracy, a new method of getting postal votes to their rightful owners, must be forthcoming, the Royal Mail cannot be trusted to do their job in delivering these postal votes.

I would ask that the shambles within the Electoral Offices is overhauled and a more secure system of delivery is devised.

How many more postal votes were not delivered? I plead with you all, if you did not receive your vote, ask your local Electoral Office if your vote was used, this can be done!

Ruth Young, Lisbellaw