Notice of Elections of parish Councillors - Elections

Notice of Election

Braintree District Council

Election of Parish Councillors

For the electoral areas listed below

1. Nomination papers may be obtained from the offices of the Returning Officer during office opening hours (9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday).
2. Completed nomination papers must be delivered by hand to the Returning Officer during office opening hours (10am to 4pm, Monday to Friday) from the date of this notice but not later than 4pm on Wednesday 3 May 2023.
3. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 1 June 2023 between the hours of 7am and 10pm.
4. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Monday 15 May. Applications can be made online https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
5. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Tuesday, 16 May 2023 to be effective for this election.
6. New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5 pm on Tuesday, 23 May 2023.
7. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election, applied for on the grounds of a medical emergency or for work/service reasons (occurring after 5pm on Tuesday, 23 May), or the form of acceptable photographic identification you were intending to use to vote has been lost, stolen, damaged, destroyed, or has not yet been received if applied for recently must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Thursday, 1 June 2023.
8. For the purposes of paragraphs 1,2,4,5,6 and 7 above, the address of the Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer is Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9HB. The Returning Officer’s staff can be contacted by email at elections@braintree.gov.uk or by telephone on (01376 552525).