Bring Mask and Pencil: England’s Local Elections Get Go Ahead

Bring Mask and Pencil: England’s Local Elections Get Go Ahead
A voter with a dog leaves after casting his ballot paper at a polling station inside a church near Oxford, United Kingdom, on Dec. 12, 2019. Peter Summers/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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England’s local elections will go ahead in May, the UK government announced on Friday, but with extra precautions to guard against the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.

Proxy voting rules have been relaxed to allow people needing to shield or self-isolate at the last minute to cast their ballot.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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