Issue - meetings

Mrs. S. Mould referred to the briefing note she had prepared which had been attached to the agenda for the meeting and commented on the issues outlined therein relating to the new polling district codes and the publication of the new Register of Electors on 1st December 2008, the elections due to take place in June 2009 and the Casual Vacancies Summary for 2008.

In respect of casual vacancies, Mrs. Mould requested that she be contacted in the event of a vacancy arising at a parish council in order:

(i)         to enable the Electoral Services Team to prepare a formal Casual Vacancy Notice for publication;

(ii)        to ensure the statutory regulations are complied with; and

(iii)       for the 'significant dates' relating to the electoral procedures to be checked and / or correctly calculated.