Issue - meetings

To note the steps taken to implement the Polling Station review and to ensure a COVID-19 secure election took place.

Victoria Statham, Monitoring Officer, reported on the process followed to ensure safe Covid secure elections took place during the pandemic and how changes in polling station locations were communicated.  

A risk assessment had been conducted of each polling station to ensure they had suitable entrance and exit points and were sufficiently large to allow social distancing.  It had been necessary to change some locations to ensure that it was considered safe for staff, public and candidates.  Any changes to locations were publicised using all forms of media.

There had also been a drive to encourage people to vote by post which had been successful.

The Committee resolved to note the steps taken to implement the Polling Station review and to ensure a Covid secure election took place.