Notice of Election – Election of District Councillors Knebworth Ward

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NOTICE OF ELECTION
North Hertfordshire District Council
Election of District Councillors
for the Ward listed below
Ward
Knebworth
Number of District
Councillors to be
elected
Two
1. Forms of nomination may be obtained at Council Offices, Gernon Road, Letchworth Garden
City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3JF from the Returning Officer who will, at the request of an
elector for any electoral area prepare a nomination paper for signature.
2. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer, Council Offices, Gernon
Road, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3JF during normal office hours on any
day after the date of this notice but no later than 4pm on Friday 5 April 2024.
3. Please book an appointment to deliver your nomination papers by emailing
elections@north-herts.gov.uk with details of the date and time that you would like to
attend. Your appointment will be confirmed by email.
4. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 2 May 2024.
5. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12
midnight on Tuesday 16 April 2024. Applications can be made online:
https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
6. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or
cancellations of proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Council Offices,
Gernon Road, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3JF by 5pm on Wednesday 17
April 2024. You may apply online or download a form at https://www.gov.uk/apply
postal-vote or contact the Electoral Registration Office direct.
7. New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration
Officer at Council Offices, Gernon Road, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3JF by
5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024. You can find information and dependent upon your
proxy type apply online at https://www.gov.uk/how-to-vote/voting-by-proxy.
8. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for
this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday 24
April 2024. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate can be made online:
https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate.
9. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election on grounds of physical incapacity
or for work/service reasons must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Council Offices,
Gernon Road, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3JF by 5pm on Thursday 2
May 2024. To apply, the person must have become aware that they cannot go to the
polling station in person after 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024.
Dated Friday 22 March 2024
Melanie Stimpson
Returning Officer
Printed and published by the Returning Officer, North Hertfordshire District Council, Council Offices, Gernon Road, Letchworth Garden
City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3JF

All the Notices of Election for all the Elections on Thursday, 2nd May 2024 (Parish, Police and Crime Commissioner – PCC and District Council) will be on the North Hertfordshire District Council webpage (https://www.north-herts.gov.uk/current-elections-and-councillor-vacancies).