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Emergency postal vote facility set up at Edinburgh city chambers, June 28, 2024
FEAR and anger are growing that thousands of postal voters could be disenfranchised just days before the general election count gets under way.
Record numbers of people were expected to vote by post at this week’s general election, and more than 6.7 million ballots have already been posted, according to the Electoral Commission.
But concerns are growing that many have still to arrive, or have landed on the doormat after voters have left for their summer holidays.
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