You are in the section Cartref … … Guidance for Candidates and Agents at UK Parliamentary general elections in Northern Ireland Argraffu'r dudalen hon | Argraffu'r canllawiau llawn When are the postal votes opened and how will you know when an opening session if taking place? It is likely that several opening sessions will take place before polling day, as well as on polling day itself.The Returning Officer must:give candidates at least 48 hours’ notice of when and where the sessions will take place1 set out how many postal voting agents will be allowed to attend each sessionThe notices of each postal vote issue and opening will also be published on the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland's website.For more information on the process carried out at the opening of postal votes see Stages of the postal vote opening process. 1. Regulation 82 Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008 ↩ Back to content at footnote 1 Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 22 Mawrth 2024 Book traversal links for Guidance for Candidates and Agents at UK Parliamentary general elections in Northern Ireland What does a postal voting agent do? Stages of the postal vote opening process Modal Title