East Ayrshire Council is going to ask for the Scottish Parliament election to be postponed after the chief executive branded it a “health and safety” risk.Chief executive Eddie Fraser described the May 6 poll as seemingly “ill advised” and expressed concerns in a letter to the electoral management board for Scotland.Mr Fraser, who is the returning officer, said the area’s election team want the poll deferred by a few months.On Thursday, a motion was passed by councillors at a meeting which gave the go ahead for a letter to be submitted asking for a delay.Former health and social care chief Mr Fraser said in a letter: “The current position is so precarious and susceptible to further deterioration that it makes no sense to opt to continue.
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