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UK Referendum on the alternative vote at Parliamentary Elections - Thursday
5th May 2011
- UK Referendum 05-05-2011 - information
about the referendum
- Polling day Thursday 5th May 2011 - where to vote
- Eligible to vote - Register of Electors
- Postal voting
- Other useful information
UK Referendum on the alternative vote at Parliamentary Elections - Thursday 5th May 2011
Voting will take place across the Adur District in the first national referendum since 1975. The referendum is taking place to ask voters whether they want to retain the 'first past post the post' system or move to the 'alternative vote' when voting in Parliamentary elections.
The Referendum is being led by the Electoral Commission who will be issuing booklets to every household early in April with details of all aspects of the election. Further information can be accessed via their website www.electoralcommission.org.uk
Please see the documents below for further details :
- Notice of Referendum 05-05-2011 (.PDF 15kb)
- Notice of poll and situation of polling stations (.PDF 25kb)
- Notice of Referendum Election Agents (.PDF 15kb)
Referendum results : From 4pm on Friday 6th May 2011 all votes cast in the referendum will begin to be counted. You will be able to follow the local and regional totals, and the final overall result online and on your mobile live on the About my Vote website :
Information on the 'Yes to fairer votes' postal vote campaign:
- They are entitled to receive a copy of the register
- They are entitled to receive a copy of the postal vote list
- They are entitled to campaign in this way
- The Council is not promoting the "Yes to fairer votes" campaign
- The Council is not promoting the "No Campaign Limited" (they are not going to carry out a similar exercise)
- The Council is not paying for the "Freepost" facility
- The Council is not providing the postal vote applications or any of the documentation associated with this for the "Freepost" facility. They are being sent to randomly to Adur and Worthing electors
- If you have a postal vote already there is no need to submit another application
- The number for "Yes to fairer votes" according to their website is 020 7654 4731 and their email address is info@yestofairervotes.org.uk
- The Electoral Commission helpline from 1 April is 0800 3 280 280 and their e-mail address is: info@electoralcommission.org.uk
See also - other useful information :
- Information for candidates and election agents (below)
- The Electoral Commission have published a comprehensive 'guidance for candidates and agents'. You can download this from the Electoral Commission website (http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/guidance/)
- Previous election results page
- Who are my councillors? and What ward do I live in?
External websites :
- About my vote website (www.aboutmyvote.co.uk)
- About my vote website - 5 May: elections and referendum (www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/5_may.aspx)
- About my vote website - Referendum on the voting system used to elect MPs to the House of Commons (www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/referendum_2011.aspx)
- BBC website - News - Politics (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/)
- ITV website - News (www.itv.com/news)
- Sky website - News - Politics (http://news.sky.com/skynews/Politics)
Eligible to vote - Register of Electors
Your
name must appear on the Register of Electors in order that you can vote.
If you are in any doubt about this contact the Electoral Services Office,
Town Hall, Chapel Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1HA on (01903) 221014,
221015, 221016 to check.
If you have moved since the Register of Electors for 2011 was compiled (during the autumn last year) you can make an application to re-register.
The last date for receipt of re-registration claims to be valid for the May elections is Thursday 14th April 2011. If you had registered last autumn and have moved, but not made an application to re-register by 14th April 2011, you can still vote using your former address where you are registered. You can simply return to the polling station allocated to your former address; you don't need your poll card, or you can apply to vote by post .
See also : Register of electors and voter registration form
Polling day
The
elections will be held on Thursday 5th May 2011 between 7am and 10pm.
Poll cards will be delivered to all registered electors (who have not already been set up as postal voters) in March.
You don't need your card to vote so long as you are registered.
Your poll card tells you at what polling station you should vote at, please check this carefully as some stations have changed since the last elections .
See also :
Postal voting
Postal
voting is a most convenient method of voting, you don't need to go the polling
station and if you apply by 5pm on 14th April 2011 (at the latest) we will
send you a postal vote. All you need to do is mark the ballot paper for the
candidate you are voting for, provide your signature and date of birth on
the statement which comes with the postal vote and return it in the reply
paid envelope.
Those electors who already have a postal vote set up for them won't receive a poll card but will receive a card confirming the postal vote is live for these elections. Completed postal vote applications must be received at the Town Hall, Chapel Road, Worthing by 5pm on 14th April 2011 at the latest to be able to issue you with a postal vote. Remember, all postal vote applications now need to be completed with your date of birth and signature which acts as an extra security measure.
The main issue of postal votes will be on Monday 18th April 2011. Postal votes will be sent by first class post to all registered postal voters.
Due to partnership working with Worthing Borough Council and a combined Elections Team, all Postal Votes issued and returned will be dealt with at the Town Hall in Worthing this year. Your Postal Vote pack will have a return address of Worthing Borough Council but this is only a return address and it will be dealt with as normal for the Elections in the Adur District.
See also : Postal voting
UK Referendum on the alternative vote at Parliamentary Elections - Thursday 5th May 2011, information for candidates and election agents
Candidates and election agents may find the following information useful :
- Letter of invitation to agents and candidates (.PDF 47kb)
- Timetable of events - Adur District & Worthing Borough Councils (.PDF 17kb)
- Polling stations - Adur (.PDF 16kb)
