Home Page > Council & Democracy > Elections

Elections

PLEASE NOTE: Dacorum Borough Council Members are elected on a four year cycle and there are no local Borough elections scheduled for 2008.

Register of electors

You can only vote in elections if your name is on the Register of Electors

How to contact us:

Email: elect-reg@dacorum.gov.uk
Telephone: 01442 228230

Useful links:

The following people are allowed to vote:

  • If you are eighteen or over
  • British, Commonwealth, Irish and other European Union citizens
  • Overseas electors (Only allowed to vote in Parliamentary and european Parliamentary elections)
  • Members of HM Forces and their spouses
  • Crown servants employed outside the United Kingdom
  • European citizens are allowed to vote in European and Local Elections only
  • Overseas Electors are allowed to vote in Parliamentary and European Elections only

Poll cards

Poll cards are delivered shortly before an Election. Each member of the household who is eligible to vote should receive a poll card which informs them of the date of the election, where their polling station is and the hours of poll. You do not need to take the poll card with you to be able to vote.

Voting procedures:

  • The hours of poll for all Elections are 7.00 am to 10.00 pm
  • For Parliamentary and European Elections the hours of poll are 7.00 am to 10.00 pm
  • On arrival at your designated polling station, the Presiding Officer will ask you to confirm your name and address and will issue you with a ballot paper.
  • The ballot paper will be marked with an official stamp.
  • You should take the ballot paper to the voting booth and mark with a "X" the candidate you wish to vote for.
  • Fold the ballot paper and deposit it in the ballot box.

What if I am unable to get to the Polling Station on Election Day?

If you are unable to go to your Polling Station on Election Day, you can apply to vote by post or proxy (a proxy is someone who votes on your behalf).

If you have a permanent physical incapacity, are registered blind or receive the higher rate of mobility component of the disability living allowance for a physical disability you are eligible for a permanent proxy vote. The form requires the declaration that the information is correct from a doctor, nurse or warden of a home.

Please contact the Electoral Registration Officer who will advise which form you need to complete.

Postal & proxy votes

Postal Vote

You are welcome to apply for a postal vote if you are unable to go to your Polling Station on election day.

The deadline for receipt of postal vote applications is 11 working days before the day of an election.   

To obtain a postal vote registration form contact the Council email: -

elect-reg@dacorum.gov.uk

Or Phone: 01442 228230

or download Adobe Acrobat Document postal vote application form (PDF)

Proxy votes

You are welcome to apply for a proxy application form if you are unable to go to your Polling Station on election day. A proxy is someone who will go to the polling station and vote with your authority on your behalf.

To obtain a proxy vote registration form contact the Council using the details below.

elect.reg@dacorum.gov.uk

Or Phone 01442 228230

or download Adobe Acrobat Document proxy vote application form (PDF)

 

PLEASE NOTE: When downloading the above Postal and Proxy vote application forms:

  • The document must be printed single sided with no scaling (i.e. original size not 'fit to paper' or shrink large pages)
  • Print all applications from the PDF file do not photocopy the form as the signature box shading could be lost.

The deadline for receipt of postal vote applications is 6 working days before the day of an election.