Notice of Referendum

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Referendum on the voting system for United Kingdom parliamentary elections

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1. A referendum will be held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to decide on the question below:

   At present, the UK uses the ‘first past the post’ system to elect MPs to the House of Commons. Should the ‘alternative vote’ system be used instead?

2. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and proxy amendments or cancellations must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Council Offices, Wellington Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, OL6 6DL by 5pm on Thursday 14 April 2011
3. Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Council Offices, Wellington Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, OL6 6DL by 5pm on Thursday 21 April 2011
4. Applications to vote by proxy at this election applied for on grounds of physical incapacity, where that physical incapacity occurred after 5pm on Thursday 21 April 2011 must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Council Offices, Wellington Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, OL6 6DL by 5pm on Thursday 5 May 2011.