Ms Annette Costello:

I will make two points. On the postal vote, the certification from a medical practitioner is on the first application but with the new check the register campaign and everything, postal voters have received a new form which also requires certification because of the change in process. I and many others already provided that certification when we first applied for the postal vote. Some of us DSG representatives met with the Department last year and highlighted the NDA checklist and recommended it be used for by-elections. The franchise department is aware of that very good document that would be of benefit to everybody who casts their vote.