 Postal votes could help election turn-out, politicians say |
Jersey's States is looking at ways to make it easier for people to vote by post if they wish to. At the moment, people can only do so if they give a good explanation as to why they are unable to get to a polling station on election days.
Deputy Peter Troy from the Privileges and Procedures Committee says the need for a reason could be removed and anyone who wants to vote by post could.
But some States members are concerned it could be vulnerable to rigging.
Anti-rigging law
The Privileges and Procedures Committee has published a consultation paper on the issue. Deputy Troy said the change to allow anyone to vote by post could encourage a better turn-out at the island's autumn elections.
However, there are calls for postal voting in those elections to be suspended if a new law making it an offence to interfere with some votes was not ready in time.
Deputy Troy has been attempting to reassure States members that there was a low risk of postal votes being rigged because postal votes are thoroughly checked.
He said: "The parishes and Judicial Greffe Department [legal services overseer] ensure that postal applications are checked effectively and all votes are checked against the election register."
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