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Editor's factfile: Wednesday April 27
What should I do when I receive my postal ballot paper?
Filling in and returning your postal ballot is quite easy, but there are certain steps you must take to ensure that your vote is recorded.
Firstly, you should read the instructions and accompanying paperwork carefully. The ballot paper will come with two envelopes, marked with an A and a B, along with a declaration of identity.
If there are council elections taking place in your area you may have two ballot papers in your pack.
You should read your ballot paper, decide who to vote for and place and X next to his or her name. As always, postal ballots are secret so don't write your name or address on the paper.
Place the ballot paper inside the envelope marked A and seal it. You must then sign the accompanying declaration of identity - which must be signed in front of a witness.
The witness must then sign the form and add his or her name or address. The witness must be known to you - and can be a family member or a friend.
Then place the envelope A and the declaration of identity card into the larger return envelope, marked with a B, before either delivering the documents by hand or through the post.
The ballot paper must be received by the returning officer by the close of poll on May 5.
You can also hand the documents to the polling agent in your local polling station on election day itself.
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