hillingdon vote
Use your vote in the
referendum On Thursday 5 May, a national referendum is being held to determine the voting system for all future UK Parliamentary elections.
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olling stations will be open in all 22 wards within the London Borough of Hillingdon and to make sure you can have your say about which system is used to elect MPs to the House of Commons in future, you need to be on the electoral register. Lloyd White, Returning Officer for the council, said: “I would encourage everyone who is eligible to vote to make sure they are on the electoral register so you can have your say about this crucial national issue. It is really simple to make sure
hillingdon people magazine
March/April 2011
you can vote and it could make a big difference to the way elections are decided in your lifetime.” Full details of the referendum, the question to be asked, what will happen if the majority of people vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ can be found on the Electoral Commission website: www.electoralcommission.org.uk and will be supported by two public awareness campaigns on TV, the internet and radio including the production of a public information booklet which will be delivered to every household.
The facts
• The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill makes provision for a referendum to be held on the UK Parliamentary voting system. It is expected that this referendum will be held on 5 May 2011 • The referendum will be held under the framework provided by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (PPERA), while the administrative arrangements are set out in the PVSC Act • If you want to vote by post, the deadline to apply is 5pm on Tuesday 14 April. Please contact the council on 01895 250251 for an application form • Polling stations across the borough will be open from 7am to 10pm. Your nearest station will be listed on your polling card which will be delivered to your door in April • The local results will be available on the council website, www. hillingdon.gov.uk the day after the election and in the July/Aug edition of Hillingdon People • The national results will also be available on the Electoral Commission website
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