Training staff to receive postal votes handed in at council offices
All staff authorised to receive postal votes handed in to the Returning Officer should receive training to ensure that the correct processes are followed.
The training session should address:
how to identify if a postal vote is for an election in the correct area
the process for accepting and rejecting postal votes delivered by hand
completing the postal vote return form accurately
making up the separate packets for postal votes accepted and rejected and the accompanying postal vote return forms
storing packets securely until they are delivered to the Returning Officer