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Manx voters still waiting to receive UK postal votes

Limited options for those who haven't got their ballot paper

A number of Manx residents who've registered to vote in tomorrow's UK General Election have not received their postal votes.

A recent change in law means those who previously lived in the UK are eligible to register as overseas voters in the constituency they last lived in.

Manx Radio has received reports of ballot papers from areas in Lancashire, the Midlands and Bristol not reaching the Island in time for voters to return them.

Overseas voters also had the option to submit a proxy vote, but the deadline for arranging to do so has already passed.

BBC Westminster Senior Political Reporter Matt Cole says there are limited options for those affected, particularly for those who won't be in the UK on the day of the election:

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