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<cms:item xmlns:cms="http://www.arsdigita.com/cms/1.0" xmlns="http://www.esd.org.uk/standards/esdbody" oid="[com.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.ESDService:{id=362}]"><cms:name>elections--voting-362</cms:name><cms:language>en</cms:language><cms:title>Elections - Voting</cms:title><cms:dublinCore oid="[com.arsdigita.london.cms.dublin.DublinCoreItem:{id=362}]"><cms:name>elections--voting-362-dublin-metadata</cms:name><cms:dcAudience>General Public</cms:dcAudience><cms:dcCoverage>content="99XX" scheme="ONS SNAC"</cms:dcCoverage><cms:dcCoveragePostcode/><cms:dcCoverageSpatialRef/><cms:dcCoverageUnit/><cms:dcDateValid/><cms:dcDisposalReview/><cms:dcLanguage>en</cms:dcLanguage><cms:dcTemporalBegin/><cms:dcTemporalEnd/><cms:dcCreatorOwner>LAWS Project - Starter Kit - http://www.laws-project.org.uk</cms:dcCreatorOwner><cms:dcCreatorContact>LAWS Project - Starter Kit - http://www.laws-project.org.uk</cms:dcCreatorContact><cms:dcPublisher>Tameside MBC - LAWS project - http://laws.tameside.gov.uk</cms:dcPublisher><cms:dcRights/><cms:dcKeywords>election, voting</cms:dcKeywords></cms:dublinCore><cms:textAsset oid="[com.arsdigita.cms.TextAsset:{id=362}]"><cms:content><![CDATA[<h2>Miscellaneous</h2><span class="gen">email address here</span><span class="gen">phone number here</span><span class="gen">sms phone number here</span><span class="gen">fax number here</span><span class="gen">minicom number here</span><p><i>You can only vote in elections if your name is on the Register of Electors.</i></p><hr/><p>The following
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people are allowed to vote:</p><ul>
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<li title="*">If you are eighteen years or over.</li>
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<li title="*">All British, Commonwealth, Irish and other
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European Union citizens.</li>
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<li title="*">Overseas electors</li>
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<li title="*">Members of HM Forces and their spouses</li>
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<li title="*">Crown servants employed outside the United Kingdom</li>
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<li title="*">European citizens are allowed to vote in
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European and Local Elections only.</li>
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<li title="*">Overseas Electors are allowed to vote in
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Parliamentary and European Elections only.</li>
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</ul><p>Poll cards are delivered shortly before an Election. Each member of the household
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who is eligible to vote should receive a poll card which informs them of the
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date of the election, where their polling station is and the hours of poll. You
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do not need to take the poll card with you to be able to vote.
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</p><ul>
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<li title="*">For Local Elections the hours of poll are 8.00am
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to 9.00pm</li>
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<li title="*">For Parliamentary and European Elections the hours
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of poll are 7.00am to 10.00pm</li>
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<li title="*">For General Elections the hours of poll are 7.00am
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to 10.00pm</li>
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<li title="*">On arrival at your designated polling station, the Presiding Officer will
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ask you to confirm your name and address and will issue you with a ballot paper.</li>
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<li title="*">The ballot paper will be marked with an official stamp.</li>
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<li title="*">You should take the ballot paper to the voting booth and mark with a "X" the
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candidate you wish to vote for. </li>
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<li title="*">Fold the ballot paper and deposit it in the ballot box. </li>
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</ul><h2>What if I am unable to get to the Polling Station
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on Election Day?</h2><p> If you are unable to go to your Polling Station
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on Election Day, you can apply to vote by
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<a href="#post">
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<strong>post</strong>
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</a> or
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<a href="/ccm/services/pid.jsp?pid=361">
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<strong>proxy</strong>
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</a>
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<span class="gen">link to pid 361</span> (a proxy is someone
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who votes on your behalf). </p><ul>
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<li title="*">If you have a permanent physical incapacity, are
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registered blind or receive the higher rate of mobility component of the
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disability living allowance for a physical disability you are eligible for
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a permanent postal or proxy vote. The form requires the declaration that
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the information is correct from a doctor, nurse or warden of a home.</li>
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<li title="*">If your work frequently takes you overseas</li>
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<li title="*">If you will be on holiday when the election
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is taking place</li>
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<li title="*">If you have moved house since you registered
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and are unable to go to your old polling station.</li>
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<li title="*">If you are working during all hours of voting,
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for example as a member of the election staff.</li>
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</ul><p>Please contact the Electoral Registration
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Officer who will advise which form you need to complete.</p><h2>
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Postal Vote</h2><p>You are welcome to apply for a postal vote if you are unable to
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go to your
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Polling Station on election day. </p><p>Complete the
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<span class="gen">link to online form</span> if
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you wish to apply for a postal vote. </p><p>The deadline for receipt of postal vote applications is <span class="gen">enter amount</span> working days before
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the day of an election. </p><p>Alternatively you can pick up an application form
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at any of our Customer Service Points or use the contact details above
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to request a form. <br/>
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</p><span class="gen">email address here</span><span class="gen">phone number here</span><span class="gen">sms phone number here</span><span class="gen">fax number here</span><span class="gen">minicom number here</span><span class="gen">postal address here</span><h3>
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<a href="/ccm/services/pid.jsp?pid=362"> Applications for services
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(362)
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