Validation of EU Referendum Postal Votes for southampton city council

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Dear Southampton City Council,

Dear Sir,
I wish to make the following request under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000:

Could you please provide the following information for the voting area known as Southampton city council in respect of postal voting in the EU Referendum held on 23rd June 2016

Overseas voting entitlement
a) The TOTAL number of registered overseas voters;
b) The number of overseas voters who have permanent postal vote set up;
c) The number of overseas voters who registered a postal vote specifically for the above referendum ;
d) The number of overseas voters who have a periodic postal vote set up, that entitled them to vote in the above named referendum;
e) The number of overseas voters who had named a proxy to vote on their behalf in the above named referendum;

Number of votes issued and returned:
a) The TOTAL number of postal votes issued;
b The TOTAL number of postal votes returned;
c) The TOTAL number of postal votes rejected;
d) The number of OVERSEAS postal votes issued;
e) The number of OVERSEAS postal votes returned;
f) The number of OVERSEAS postal votes rejected;

In respect of verification of postal votes, could you please confirm what method (or methods) were used to verify the validity of the completed postal vote:
a) Visual comparison of both original documents;
b) Visual comparison where one or more of the comparison documents was a scanned image;
c) Use of automated recognition software and if this method was employed, the name of the software used;
d) Other form of verification (please detail)

Could you please provide the requested information in electronic format, preferably as a device-independent plain text document.

Yours faithfully,

Muriel Turner

Information, Southampton City Council

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BSS FOI, Southampton City Council

REF: FOI-1617-0692

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request received on 10^th
October 2016, requesting information about postal voting in the EU
Referendum  .

 

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Louise

 

Senior Business Support Officer (Corporate Services & Training)

Business Support Service

Southampton City Council

 

 

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BSS FOI, Southampton City Council

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Dear Ms Turner

 

I refer to your Freedom of Information request of 10^th October 2016 in
relation to postal voting in the EU Referendum.

 

Please find attached the Council’s response to your recent Freedom of
Information Act request.

 

Regards

 

Louise

 

Senior Business Support Officer (Corporate Services & Training)

Business Support Service

Southampton City Council

 

 

 

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