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General election – make sure you can vote on May 6
Voters in Herefordshire go to the polls on Thursday, May 6, to elect their member of parliament for the Hereford and South Herefordshire and North Herefordshire constituencies.
Electors in Hope End and Ledbury wards will be going to the polls on the same day to elect new Herefordshire Council councillors following resignations.
To ensure everyone who wants to vote can, Herefordshire Council is issuing the following guidance:
Not everyone realises that they need to re-register each year to have their names included on the register of electors.
This happens when the council's electoral registration team carries out the annual canvass in the autumn, or if people move house during the year.
Anyone who returned the canvass form, or registered on line or by telephone during the annual canvass, should be on the register of electors. They will shortly receive their poll card with voting details for the election.
Anyone who did not register, or who has changed address since the autumn, still has time to register in time for the elections.
“All they need to do is download the voter registration form off the council's website and return it to the council's electoral registration team based at the Town Hall in St Owen Street, Hereford, as soon as possible,” said Chris Bull, the acting returning officer for the election.
“The deadline for completed forms to be with us is Tuesday, April 20,” he added.
The forms are also available from the council's Info shops and libraries – and they can be obtained by telephoning the council's electoral registration team on 0844 9396107.
For those who can't get to a polling station to vote, the council has the following advice:
If you can't get to your polling station to vote, or simply find it more convenient to vote by post, then you can apply to vote by post at the elections on May 6 and future elections.
Once again, the forms to apply for a postal vote are available to download from the council's website – www.herefordshire.gov.uk/elections - and from Info shops and libraries.
The deadline to apply to vote by post at the elections is 5pm on Tuesday, April 20.
The council is aiming to send out postal votes for the election on either Friday, April 23, or Monday, April 26 at the latest.
“Alternatively, residents can choose to vote by proxy – this means appointing someone to vote on your behalf.
“Simply complete and return the proxy application form which can be found on the council's website and is available from Info shops and libraries and return it to us. You may need to have your application vouched for, depending on the reasons for your application. More details can be found on the form,” said Chris.
The deadline to apply to vote by proxy at the elections is 5pm on Tuesday, April 27, other than for medical emergencies.
If someone is unable to get to the polling station due to a medical emergency that has arisen after the normal deadline, they can apply to vote by proxy up to 5pm on the day of the election.
To anyone who wants to stand in the general election, Herefordshire Council is issuing the following guidance:
Nomination packs can be downloaded from the council's web site www.herefordshire.gov.uk/elections or can be obtained by telephoning the electoral services office on 0844 9396107.
Completed nomination papers have to be delivered to the acting returning officer at the Council Offices, Brockington, 35 Hafod Road, Hereford HR1 1SH between 10am and 4pm (Monday - Friday) from Wednesday 14 April to Tuesday 20 April 2010.
Key towns served in each of the two constituencies covering the county are:
Hereford and South Herefordshire:
• Hereford
• Ross-on-Wye
North Herefordshire:
• Leominster
• Kington
• Bromyard
• Ledbury
Polling station locations can also be found on the council's website.
Anyone who needs further information about the process should contact the electoral registration team on 0844 9396107.
Posted
: 12/04/2010 19:04:40
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