Guidance for Returning Officers administering Local Government Elections in England Share on Email Print this page Print full guidance You are in the Issuing and distributing postal votes section Guidance for Returning Officers administering Local Government Elections in England Absent Voting Issuing and distributing postal votes Re-issuing postal ballot packs It is possible to re-issue postal ballot packs:1 to replace a spoilt postal ballot paper/papers and/or postal voting statement to replace a lost or not received postal ballot pack to correct a procedural error You will find guidance on the process to be followed for each type of reissue in the following pages. 1. Regulations 77, 78 and 78A Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 ↩ Back to content at footnote 1 Last updated: 19 December 2023 Book traversal links for Re-issuing postal ballot packs Delivering postal ballot packs by post Procedure for re-issuing spoilt postal votes