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Briefing for campaigners

Briefing for campaigners. Arrangements for the referendum on the voting system for UK Parliamentary elections. The Aim. To provide an overview of: Roles at the referendum Referendum campaigning Referendum processes After the poll Campaigners’ expenses. Who does what?.

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Briefing for campaigners

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  1. Briefing for campaigners Arrangements for the referendum on the voting system for UK Parliamentary elections

  2. The Aim To provide an overview of: • Roles at the referendum • Referendum campaigning • Referendum processes • After the poll • Campaigners’ expenses

  3. Who does what? • The Chief Counting Officer • Electoral Commission • The Counting Officer • Local voting area • Contact details for the Counting Officer and his staff - Phone: - Email:

  4. Who does what? The role of agents • Referendum agent • Postal voting agents • Polling agents • Count agents • The process for appointing agents • Deadlines for appointment

  5. Referendum timetable

  6. Referendum timetable

  7. Who can vote? • Referendum franchise • Deadline to register to vote [delete text as appropriate] • England, Wales and Northern Ireland - 14 April 2011 • Scotland - 15 April 2011 • Poll cards

  8. The campaign - Available resources • Supply of electoral register and absent voters lists • Restricted use of schools and rooms for public meetings • Postal voting and the code of conduct on handling postal votes

  9. The campaign (cont’d) • Campaign material • Imprints • Restrictions and offences • Reporting alleged offences during the campaign

  10. Referendum processes - Postal voting • Postal voting system - personal identifiers • Arrangements for postal vote opening sessions [include local arrangements] • Code of conduct

  11. Referendum processes -The poll • Polling stations open from 7am – 10pm • Elections office open xam to xpm (Any queries relating to regulatory issues or queries about campaign literature please contact the Electoral Commission) • Polling station inspectors and their remit • Tellers • Polling agents

  12. Referendum processes -The count • The count • Location xx • Time xx • Ensure appointments for Counting agents are submitted by deadline • Declaration of the result

  13. After the poll • Inspection and supply of marked register and absent voters lists – Data copy: £10 plus £1 per 1,000 entries or any part thereof. Printed copy: £10 plus £2 per 1,000 copies or part thereof • Campaign spending returns: – the date by which you must report depends on how much was spent on your campaign – £250k or below? – report within 3months – over £250k? – report within 6months

  14. Contact details • Elections office – [insert] • Electoral Commission contacts [delete as appropriate] • Party and Election Finance 020 7271 0616 • Eastern and South East 020 7271 0600 • London 020 7271 0689 • Midlands 02476 820086 • Northern Ireland 028 9089 4020 • North of England 01904 567990 • South West 01392 314617 • Scotland 01312 250200 • Wales 029 2034 6800

  15. Questions?

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