Archive for election timetable
Tuesday, 26 March Last day for publication of notice of election Friday, 5 April Last day for submission of nomination papers (noon) Tuesday, 9 April Publication of statement of people nominated (noon) Wednesday, 10 April Last day for withdrawal of candidates (noon) Last day for appointment of election agents (noon) Wednesday, 17 April Last day [...]
We are left in a world that is like trying to run an election by regulating hansom cabs and telegrams. They are of a long-gone age and elections needs to be run in a way that reflects the modern world. So too with postal votes: polling day is no longer polling day for increasing numbers of people and the way we run elections should react to that.
Tuesday, 20 March Last day for publication of notice of election (London Mayor/GLA) Start of regulated period for London Mayor, GLA constituency and independent GLA list candidates (for party GLA list candidates it starts when nomination papers submitted) Thursday, 22 March Last day for publication of notice of election (council elections Scotland) Tuesday, 27 March [...]
The deadlines coming up this week are:
Deadline for submitting new requests for proxy votes (except for medical emergencies proxies) : 5pm on Tuesday 27 April
Publication of notice of poll for local government elections: Not later than Tuesday 27 April
Publication of version of electoral register used for determining entitlement to vote: Wednesday 28 April
Deadline for appointing counting agents and [...]
Here are this week's deadlines for the general election and council elections.
The deadlines coming up this week are:
Proclamation of dissolution / issue of general election writ: Monday 12 April
Statement of persons nominated for local government election: Noon on Monday 12 April
Receipt of general election writ: (Probable date) Tuesday 13 April
Publication of notice of general election: (Probable date) Tuesday 13 April
Deadline for withdrawal of nominations for local government election: Noon on Tuesday 13 [...]
Find out what election law deadlines are coming up in the next few days for both the general election and council elections...
Two deadlines are coming up this week:
Publication of notice of local government election: Not later than Monday 29 March
Publication of version of electoral register used for nominating general election candidates: Thursday 1 April
For a full timetable see General election and local election timetable, 2010.
Today's setting of the budget for 24 March means it's all but certain that the general election will be on 6 May, the date of the scheduled local elections.
The deadline for registering to vote in a May 6 general election (or the local elections on that day) will be 20 April. If you’re looking for other coverage of election law matters, see the Election Law Channel. With the general election now set for May 6, I’ve updated the following timetable of the key [...]
