Validation of EU Referendum Postal Votes for West Berkshire

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Dear West Berkshire 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 <insert name of electoral registration office> 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 following in electronic format, preferably as a device-independent a plain text document.

Yours faithfully,

Ruth Mavis Miller

foi, West Berkshire Council

FoI/2016/978 - Miller

Dear Ms Miller

Request for information: Information relating to postal voting at the EU
Referendum on 26th June 2016

Thank you for your request received 7th October 2016; we will seek to
respond within twenty working days.

Yours sincerely,

Jo

Jo Watt
Appeals Officer
Strategic Support, West Berkshire Council, Market Street, Newbury,
Berkshire, RG14 5LD
(01635) 519458   Ext  2458   [email address]
[1]www.westberks.gov.uk

(Please note that I work Monday-Friday, mornings only)

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foi, West Berkshire Council

FoI/2016/978

 

Dear Ms Miller

 

Request for information: Postal voting at the EU Referendum on 26th June
2016

 

Please see below the Council’s response to your request for information.

 

You have asked;

 

Overseas voting entitlement

a)       The TOTAL number of registered overseas voters;

1,094

b)       The number of overseas voters who have permanent postal vote set
up;

535

c)       The number of overseas voters who registered a postal vote
specifically for the above referendum ;

This is not known

All postal votes are permanent and apply to all elections not just the
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;

Not recorded- as above, all postal votes are permanent.

 

        e) The number of overseas voters who had named a proxy to vote on
their behalf in the above named referendum;

175

 

Number of votes issued and returned:

a)       The TOTAL number of postal votes issued;

25,408

 

b)        The TOTAL number of postal votes returned;

21,814

 

c)       The TOTAL number of postal votes rejected;

62

 

d)       The number of OVERSEAS postal votes issued;

606

 

e)       The number of OVERSEAS postal votes returned;

This is not known. The number will be included in the answer provided for
part (b).

 

        f) The number of OVERSEAS postal votes rejected;

This is not known. The number will be included in the answer provided for
part (c).

 

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;

No

 

b)       Visual comparison where one or more of the comparison documents
was a scanned image;

No

 

c)       Use of automated recognition software and if this method was
employed, the name of the software used;

Xpress Software solutions

 

d)       Other form of verification (please detail)

None

 

If you are unhappy with the way your request has been handled, you may ask
for an internal review. You should contact David Lowe, Scrutiny &
Partnerships Manager, Strategic Support, Council Offices, Market Street,
Newbury RG14 5LD, email [1][email address]  if you wish to
request a review. If you are not content with the outcome of the internal
review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information
Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted
at:

Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF

 

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Suzi Kenchington 

Information Access Compliance Officer

Strategic Support,

West Berkshire Council, Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury, RG14 5LD

email:  [2][email address]

' 01635 519860 (external)      '  2860 (internal)      

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