Update with response from AD: Alternattiva Demokratika Chairperson, Prof. Arnold Cassola, said, The Electoral commission has today reiterated that ‘an arrangement with Maltapost was reached earlier this month whereby electoral application forms continue to be accepted and delivered by Maltapost to the Electoral Commission free of postal charges to the sender. In fact, such charges are being incurred by the Electoral Commission.’

Prof Cassola stated, “despite this, Maltapost has today reconfirmed that it is not delivering these applications to the Electoral Commission.”

He added in an email to interested parties today, the Maltapost official wrote: ‘Kindly note that the Chief Electoral Commissoner informed us that the postage is free when using the Business Reply Service. Private envelopes are charged with local rates.’

Prof. Cassola concluded, “the Electoral Commission has not printed and distributed any envelopes for Business Reply Service. What is Maltapost’s interest in hindering the registration of legitimate voters on the electoral list by 29 March? We are again informing the EP representative in Malta of Maltapost’s obstacles towards the registration of citizens on the electoral list.”

Earlier this afternoon in a statement the Electoral Commission said “that with reference to reports in the media about non-delivery of electoral registration forms by Maltapost, it would like to clarify that an arrangement with Maltapost was reached earlier this month.

The Commission added, that electoral application forms will continue to be accepted and delivered by Maltapost to the Electoral Commission free of postal charges to the sender.

Theh charges are being incurred by the Electoral Commission, it said.

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