Verify you’re registered to vote in Might elections

With six weeks to go till polling day, Tendring residents are being urged to examine if they’re registered to vote.

Elections happen on Thursday, 4 Might, for Tendring District Council, in addition to city and parish councils within the space.

To vote within the elections folks must be on the electoral register. Whereas the deadline for voter registration for the upcoming elections is Monday, 17 April, residents are urged to behave now.

You possibly can register to vote at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote or name the TDC Electoral Providers workforce on 01255 686575.

Voters are additionally being reminded that they may require photograph ID to solid their poll in a polling station this yr. In Tendring voters are being requested to hitch Discover It FrIDay on 21 April, to make sure they’ve their ID helpful.

Anybody with out an accepted type of photograph ID within the title on their Ballot Card can apply for a free Voter Authority Certificates – discover out extra at www.tendringdc.gov.uk/council/elections-and-voting/voter-id.

Ian Davidson, the Returning Officer, stated registering to vote was an important step within the course of.

“If you wish to apply for a postal or proxy vote, or a Voter Authority Certificates, you need to first be registered to vote,” Mr Davidson stated.

“It takes simply 5 minutes to register to vote, so don’t delay and do it now.

“In case you are not registered then you may’t vote, it is so simple as that.”

When you dwell in Tendring and are aged over-18 you might be eligible to vote in native elections, together with those that dwell in a refuge or are within the Armed Forces. EU nationals are additionally eligible to each stand and vote within the forthcoming elections.

Mr Davidson added: “Nominations are additionally open now for individuals who need to stand as candidates in these elections. In case you are contemplating doing so then I like to recommend studying the steering on our web site, which covers the strict guidelines about how campaigns are managed, which should be adopted.”

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