New rules have been introduced around handling postal votes:
- there will be a limit on the number of postal votes a person can hand in at a polling station or at the council offices
- you will not be allowed to hand in more than five postal ballot packs for other electors plus your own (6 in total)
- if a person hands in more than five postal ballot packs for other electors, all the postal votes (other than their own) will be rejected
- anyone handing in postal votes will need to complete a ‘return of postal voting documents’ form
- we can no longer accept postal votes left in the letterbox at the council offices
- any postal votes which are left at any council building without the ‘return of postal voting documents’ form being completed will be rejected
These rules will apply for the Police and Crime Commissioner Election on Thursday 2 May 2024. We recommend that postal votes are returned to us via Royal Mail as soon as possible before polling day.
Return of postal voting documents form
As outlined in the new rules above, you will be asked to fill in a 'return of postal voting documents' form when handing in any postal votes at a polling station or at the council offices.
Download a copy of the return of postal voting documents form
Printed copies of this form will be available to fill in at polling stations and the council offices.