Elections on Thursday 7 May: postal vote packs are being sent out
Postal vote packs are being issued to voters in St Albans District for important local elections on Thursday 7 May.
Packs for voters who applied for a postal vote before 1 April were despatched on Wednesday 15 April while those who applied between 1 April and 21 April will be sent theirs around 27 April.
The postal vote packs will include a ballot paper for the St Albans City and District Council elections.
Voters are advised to return their completed postal votes as soon as possible. They must be received by the Returning Officer by 10pm on Thursday 7 May to be counted.
Voters with a postal vote in place will not be able to vote in person at a polling station.
However, if you miss the post, you can hand in your completed postal vote pack as well as the postal vote packs of up to five others at the Council’s Civic Centre offices during opening hours.
Alternatively, you can hand them it at any polling station in the electoral area between 7am and 10pm on Thursday 7 May.
Anybody returning completed postal vote packs by hand must complete a short form.
If you have not received your postal vote by Thursday 30 April, contact the Electoral Services team on elections@stalbans.gov.uk or 01727 819294.
If you lose your postal vote or make a mistake, please contact the Electoral Services team immediately as a replacement postal vote can only be issued before 5pm on Thursday 7 May.
The elections are for St Albans City and District Council with one seat up for election in eighteen of the twenty district wards.
There are two seats up for election in both St Stephen and Sandridge & Wheathampstead district wards.
Voters should refer to the top of their ballot paper to check how many candidates they can vote for.
To find more information about the elections, go to: www.stalbans.gov.uk/voting-and-elections.
Media Contacts: www.stalbans.gov.uk/news-and-whats.