A run through of voting by Glasgow City Council

Are you voting for the first time on 4 July? Here’s a run through of how it works.

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00:00For anyone who will be voting for the first time on the 4th of July,

00:06I thought it might be helpful just to do a run-through.

00:11The polls open at 7am and they will be opened until 10pm.

00:17There are various points in the day which are busy,

00:20so we tend to find that prior to the hours of work,

00:25so before 9am in the morning, again between 12am and 2pm,

00:30and then around about 6pm to 8pm tend to be our busy periods.

00:37So for people who potentially would like to go in quieter times,

00:41I would advise if they arrive outwith those times that I've just mentioned.

00:49If you've come for the first time to a polling station,

00:52you will arrive at your polling place.

00:55So I should explain, a polling place is the venue where you will vote,

01:01and a station is the area that's specific to your own postal area, your own address.

01:09Some polling places may have only one polling station,

01:13others can have up to as many as six.

01:16When you arrive at the polling place,

01:18you will see signage that will say polling place.

01:22On entering, there will be lots of information that will tell you things such as

01:28which polling station each address is registered to,

01:32so you'll be able to look and identify which polling station you should be going to.

01:38We will also have people on hand to be able to help you

01:42and assist you to make sure that you know exactly where you're going.

01:46We also have signage in different languages to assist anybody

01:52who doesn't speak English as their first language.

01:55When you then approach the polling station,

01:58you will be asked to confirm your name and address and to show your voter ID.

02:05Once the polling clerk and presiding officer are happy that the ID you've provided

02:12is a true reflection of yourself,

02:14they will mark your name off of the register to demonstrate that you've actually been

02:20and they will give you a ballot to allow you to go and vote.

02:24You will take your ballot and opposite where the station is,

02:28you will see voting booths where there will be a pencil

02:33and you will go in and mark whichever candidate you wish to vote for

02:38with a cross in the box next to their name.

02:42There's also blown up signage in the ballot booth to assist in case anybody's struggling.

02:49If anybody does have any visual problems or need support or assistance,

02:55we will have staff on hand to be able to come and support.