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Cllr Carol Whitton, Deputy Leader of the Labour Group and Exeter City Councillor for St David’s and Haven Banks
Democracy has been one of the many casualties of the pandemic, with the election to the Police and Crime Commissioner post together with one third of Exeter’s City Council having been delayed for a year. I am relieved that residents will at last have an opportunity to make their views known at the ballot box.
However, I very much hope that the Government will support a widespread campaign in the run up to the elections, to encourage as many voters as possible to vote by post, and to put in place very strong protocols so that residents who choose to vote in person can do so safely, and all election staff are protected from avoidable risk.