0 a system of voting in which people send their votes by post when they cannot be present
1 a system of voting in which people send their votes by mail:
I should like to raise a point with regard to the issue of postal ballot papers.
The cost of a postal ballot sometimes deters a trade union from introducing a postal ballot.
We intend to simplify the rules governing the issue and return of postal ballot papers.
I can see no reason why we cannot have all postal ballot elections, although we must safeguard against fraud and cheating.
A free postal ballot would save it £20,000 a year, a small expenditure to ensure democracy.
They might best be elected by postal ballot of all parents having children at the school.
Even if he did, he would have to convince the chairman that it was desirable to organise a postal ballot for election to the board.
Those people can be paid the cost of using a postal ballot, should they wish.
