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Ministry of Justice

Elections

Polling card

Guidance for electoral administrators including electoral modernisation pilots and acting returning offers guidance.


General election 2010

Guidance and information for candidates, returning officers, electoral administrators and the public about funding the general election.

European parliamentary elections (June 2009)

Guidance for regional returning officers on their roles and responsibilities in the European parliamentary elections and expenses guidance and forms.

Electoral registration data standards

Guidance for electoral registration officers on standards for the formatting of names, dates of birth and addresses in electoral registers.

Keeling schedules

A keeling schedule is a document that shows significant amendments to previous legislation.

Secondary Legislation for Electoral Administration Act 2006

The following statutory instruments for the Electoral Administration Act 2006 have been laid in Parliament and implemented.

May 2007 electoral modernisation pilots and statutory orders

On 29 January 2007, 13 local authorities were approved to take part in 12 electoral pilot schemes for the May 2007 local elections.

May 2006 election pilots

Along with the Electoral Commission, the Association of Electoral Administrators and local authorities, we facilitated electoral modernisation pilot schemes in the May 2006 local elections.

Acting returning officers' guidance

The Electoral Commission website has guidance notes for acting returning officers in England and Wales on their duties and responsibilities from the issue of the election writ, to after the declaration of the result.

Local and regional elections

We are responsible for how elections and local elections in England and Wales take place, including electoral registration and electoral modernisation.