Tag: Electoral Registration
Disabled people’s voting rights
Guidance issued by The Electoral Commission
Local authorities now have to take proactive steps to ensure that polling stations don't disadvantage disabled people1.
All voters have a right to vote independently and in secret. A person who is registered to vote or who has been officially appointed as a proxy voter cannot be refused a…
Annual Canvass
Local authorities have a legal requirement to conduct an annual ‘canvass’ in order to prepare and publish a revised Register of Electors by 1 February 2021.
From July, every household will receive some form of Canvass Communication to find out if the details on the electoral register are correct.
Your household may be contacted in different ways,…
Polling District Review 2018
Fylde Borough Council is required to carry out a review of UK Parliamentary Polling Districts and Polling Places in its area.
The review is now complete. At the Council meeting on 10 December 2018, the council agreed to the Returning Officers recommendations arising from the review (see schedule below).
Definitions
- A polling district is a geographical…
Electoral Services Privacy Notice
| Who is the Data Controller? | Tracy Manning, Electoral Registration Officer and Returning Officer (including Acting, Deputy, Local) |
| What information do we collect from you? | We keep records about potential and actual electors, voters, citizens, candidates and their agents, staff employed at an election or by the ERO and the people we need to… Read more Electoral Services Privacy Notice The Electoral RegisterWhat are the full and edited registers?The full register lists the name and address of everyone who is registered to vote. It is used for law enforcement and by credit reference agencies, but only to check your name and address if you are applying for credit and other purposes specified in the law. The edited register…Register to vote
You need to be on the electoral register in order to vote at elections and referendums. Being on the electoral register can also improve your credit score.
You will need the following
Postal and Proxy voting
If you are unable to go to the polling station in person on election day, you can apply to vote by post or proxy.
Voting by postVoting by post is an easy and convenient way of voting if you are unable to get to the polling station. To vote by post, you’ll need to fill in an… |