Agenda and minutes

Electoral Matters Committee - Wednesday 18th November 2009 5.00 p.m.

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Contact: Andy C. Stephens

Items
No.	Item
1.	Election of Chairman View the background to item 1. Minutes: RESOLVED that Councillor Mrs. J. M. L. A. Griffiths be elected Chairman of the Committee for the remainder of the municipal year.
2.	Election of Vice-Chairman View the background to item 2. Minutes: RESOLVED that Councillor Mrs. R. L. Dent be elected Vice-Chairman of the Committee for the remainder of the municipal year.
3.	Apologies for absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors D. McGrath, D. L. Pardoe and R. D. Smith.
4.	Declarations of Interest View the background to item 4. Minutes: No declarations of interest were received.
5.	Minutes PDF 48 KB View the background to item 5. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting of the Electoral Matters Committee held on 18th November 2008 were submitted. RESOLVED that the minutes be approved as a correct record.
6.	Annual Polling Station Review PDF 64 KB View the background to item 6. Additional documents: Appendix 1: Polling Station Review List , item 6. PDF 58 KB Minutes: Consideration was given to a report which detailed the annual review of polling stations within the district, in compliance with The Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places (Parliamentary Elections) Regulations 2006. The Committee noted the requests received from both Bentley Pauncefoot Parish Council and Blackwell Methodist Church for alternative venues to be used as polling stations in respect of the polling districts referred to in the report. RESOLVED that the review of polling districts and places, as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report, be approved and adopted.
7.	Polling District Codes PDF 59 KB View the background to item 7. Additional documents: Appendix 1: Polling District Code Letter Review , item 7. PDF 48 KB Minutes: Consideration was given to a report which detailed amendments to six of the codes used to represent the polling districts in the Charford Ward and the Marlbrook Ward. RESOLVED that the revised list of polling district codes, as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report, be approved.