Suspicious ballot paper seized at Edinburgh count
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May 9, 2021
EDINBURGH: A possible case of electoral fraud is being investigated by police at the Edinburgh count for the Holyrood election.
A suspicious ballot paper was seized after a would-be voter in the Edinburgh Northern and Leith constituency tried to vote, only to be stopped because someone had already cast a ballot in their name.
Candidates and polling agents were summoned on Saturday morning as counting got under way in Edinburgh to witness count staff and police attempt to track down the vote in question.
Depute returning officer Chris Highcock confirmed that the vote allegedly cast in someone else’s name – a crime known as personation – had been located and was being investigated by police.
Suspicious ballot paper seized by police at Edinburgh count Police are investigating a possible case of electoral fraud at the Edinburgh count for the Holyrood election. A suspicious ballot paper was seized after a would-be voter in the Edinburgh Northern and Leith constituency tried to vote, only to be stopped because someone had already cast a ballot in their name. Candidates and polling agents were summoned on Saturday morning as counting got underway in Edinburgh to witness count staff and police attempt to track down the vote in question. Depute returning officer Chris Highcock confirmed that the vote allegedly cast in someone else’s name – a crime known as personation – had been located and was being investigated by police.
A suspicious ballot paper was seized A POSSIBLE case of electoral fraud is being investigated by police at the Edinburgh count for the Holyrood election. A suspicious ballot paper was seized after a would-be voter in the Edinburgh Northern and Leith constituency tried to vote, only to be stopped because someone had already cast a ballot in their name. Candidates and polling agents were summoned this morning as counting got under way in Edinburgh to witness count staff and police attempt to track down the vote in question. Depute returning officer Chris Highcock confirmed that the vote allegedly cast in someone else’s name – a crime known as personation – had been located and was being investigated by police.
Suspicious ballot paper seized by police at Edinburgh count
Updated: 08/05/2021, 1:54 pm
An investigation is under way into a suspected case of personation in the Edinburgh Northern and Leith constituency (Lesley Martin/PA)
A possible case of electoral fraud is being investigated by police at the Edinburgh count for the Holyrood election.
A suspicious ballot paper was seized after a would-be voter in the Edinburgh Northern and Leith constituency tried to vote, only to be stopped because someone had already cast a ballot in their name.
Candidates and polling agents were summoned on Saturday morning as counting got under way in Edinburgh to witness count staff and police attempt to track down the vote in question.