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Notice of election

UK Parliamentary Election for the Torbay Constituency

  1. An Election is to be held for a Member of Parliament to serve the Torbay Constituency.
  2. Nomination papers for the UK Parliamentary Election can be obtained from the offices of the (Acting) Returning Officer, at the Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay, TQ1 3DR.
  3. Nomination papers must be delivered to the (Acting) Returning Officer, Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay, TQ1 3DR on any day after the date of this notice, between 10 am to 4 pm, but no later than 4 m on Friday, 7 June 2024
  4. The £500 deposit can be paid by legal tender or by means of a banker’s draft from a drawer which carries on business as banker in the United Kingdom.
  5. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 4 July 2024.
  6. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Tuesday 18 June 2024. Applications can be made online: www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
  7. New applications to vote by post, and amendments or cancellations of existing postal votes or proxy vote arrangements must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay, TQ1 3DR by 5pm on Wednesday, 19 June 2024. Applications can be made online at www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote or contact the Electoral Registration Office direct.
  8. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate (free voter ID), or an Anonymous Elector's Document valid for this election, must reach the at Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay, TQ1 3DR by 5pm on Wednesday, 26 June 2024. Applications can be made online: www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate
  9. New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay, TQ1 3DR by 5pm on Wednesday, 26 June 2024. You can find out more information and, dependent on the type of proxy, you can apply online at www.gov.uk/how-to-vote/voting-by-proxy
  10. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay, TQ1 3DR by 5pm on Thursday, 4 July 2024.

Dated: 4 June 2024
Anne-Marie Bond, (Acting) Returning Officer

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