Dear Electrol Officer,

Please provide the lists relating to the recent Kent County
Elections 2009 that showed the names and addresses of the nominees/
sponsors for each candidate that were posted at each election
station.

Yours faithfully,

J Lawson

Please find attached acknowledgement of your request.

Yours faithfully

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Date: 21 October
My Ref: Gill Gymer
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Dear J Lawson

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST

Further to your email dated 9 October 2009 I am writing to confirm that
the Council has now completed its search for the information which you
requested. The Notices of Poll for the 2009 Kent County Council Election
are attached to this email. Please note that the addresses of those
people signing the nomination papers are not included on the nomination
paper and do not form part of this Notice.

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Gill Gymer
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Dear Gill ,

Thank you for the information supplied, can you please confirm
under what circumstances nominees/sponsors addresses are displayed
at electrol stations, as I do recall that in some instances these
have been on display. Would the same rules of disclosure operate at
both county and local elections.

Yours faithfully,

J Lawson

Dear J Lawson

There are no circumstances where the addresses of the people signing a nomination paper are published. The addresses are not given on the nomination paper and are NOT required on the Notice of Poll. The rules are the same for Borough and County elections (both called local government elections and both are principal councils).

"In the case of principal council elections a separate notice of poll is required. It must be published by the Returning Officer at the same place as a notice of election is required to be published. It must specify:
(a) the day and hours fixed for the poll;
(b) the number of councillors to be elected;
(c) the particulars of each candidate remaining validly nominated (the names and other particulars of the candidates, and the order of the names of the candidates, being the same as in the statement of persons nominated);
(d) the names of all persons signing a candidates nomination paper."

Excerpt above from Schofields Election Law. If you want to check the legislation you need to look at Schedule 2 Rule 21 Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 3304. The link below will take you to the Statutory Instrument.

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2006/2006330...

Regards

Gill Gymer
Registration Services Manager
Tel: 01622 602023
Ext: 2023

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