DOUGLAS BAIN DOUGLAS BAIN Chief Electoral Officer for Northern - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

DOUGLAS BAIN DOUGLAS BAIN Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland

TIMETABLE TIMETABLE April 8/9 Proclamation 13 Notice of election 14 – 20 Nominations 15 AV deadline (except late illness) 20 Late registration deadline 27 Late illness AV deadline May 6 Polling day and count

NOMINATIONS NOMINATIONS 14 – – 20 April 20 April 14 with DRO with DRO submit in draft submit in draft make appointment make appointment new forms new forms deposit £ £500 500 deposit

ABSENT VOTES ABSENT VOTES strict rules strict rules deadlines deadlines permanent - permanent - 5pm 15 April 5pm 15 April late illness - - 5pm 27 April late illness 5pm 27 April all others - 5pm 15 April all others - 5pm 15 April counter- -fraud measures fraud measures counter law changes law changes

AV LAW CHANGES (1) AV LAW CHANGES (1) Blindness or disability ■ attested by social worker attested by social worker ■ ■ all attestors on register all attestors on register ■ ■ no attestation if satisfied no attestation if satisfied ■ ■ registered as blind registered as blind ■ ■ highest rate care component DLA highest rate care component DLA ■ ■ higher rate mobility component DLA higher rate mobility component DLA ■ ■ higher rate of attendance allowance higher rate of attendance allowance ■

AV LAW CHANGES (2) AV LAW CHANGES (2) Illness/ late illness Illness/ late illness � attestor must be on register Others � person can attest up to two

POLLING DAY POLLING DAY 7am – – 10pm 10pm 7am polling station scheme polling station scheme notice of votes issued notice of votes issued polling agents polling agents campaigning campaigning

THE COUNT THE COUNT ASAP after 10pm until? ASAP after 10pm until? ID to enter ID to enter Calls by DRO Calls by DRO Declaration of result Declaration of result

AFTER THE RESULT AFTER THE RESULT Sleep! Sleep! Deposit return Deposit return Expenses return and agent’ ’s declaration s declaration Expenses return and agent Candidate’ ’s declaration s declaration Candidate

ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS?