Fenland residents who vote by post are being advised of changes to postal vote handling to avoid falling foul of the new rules at next month’s elections. The Government’s Elections Act 2022 introduced a number of important changes to the way we vote, including changes to postal vote handling which come into force for the first time at the elections taking place on Thursday, May 2. In Fenland, there will an election for the Police and Crime Commissioner for the Cambridgeshire area, and by-elections for two wards on Whittlesey Town Council. The new election rules mean postal voters must now comp…