To help spread the message, Cambridge City Council has sent two vehicles on to the streets of Cambridge in the final few days before the deadline, to encourage as many people in the city as possible to register if they are not already registered.
The promotional vehicles – a van and a bike – will be touring the city reminding people that they can still register to vote online up until 11.59pm on Monday 18 April.
People can register to vote online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote if they have their National Insurance number to hand – a process which should only take a few minutes. Paper forms can also be requested by calling the council on 01223 457048.
Antoinette Jackson, returning officer for the local elections and local returning officer for the PCC election, said: “We hope residents see the eye-catching van and bike on the streets of Cambridge in the next few days, and that this will remind anyone who hasn’t yet done so to register to vote by midnight on Monday evening.
“The local and PCC elections on 5 May are your chance to have a say in decisions that will directly affect you. If you have moved recently, are a student wishing to vote here, or know that you aren’t yet registered, there’s still time to do so at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.”
If you are already registered to vote but are planning to be away from Cambridge on 5 May, you can apply to vote by post up until 5pm on Tuesday 19 April.
If you would like to appoint someone else to vote on your behalf you can apply to vote by proxy up until 5pm on Tuesday 26 April.
- Funding from central government has been provided to cover promotional activity such as the van and bike, in order to encourage electoral registration under IER.
- On Thursday 5 May, elections will take place across the city for 14 of the 42 seats on Cambridge City Council, as well as for a Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire.
- Cambridge city council’s chief executive, Antoinette Jackson, is the returning officer for the local elections, and for the Police and Crime Commissioner election in Cambridge city. John Hill, Chief Executive of East Cambridgeshire District Council, is the overall returning officer for the Police and Crime Commissioner election in Cambridgeshire.
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Contacts
Antoinette Jackson, Chief Executive, email: antoinette.jackson@cambridge.gov.uk tel: 01223 457001
Gary Clift, Democratic Services Manager, email: gary.clift@cambridge.gov.uk tel: 01223 457011
Vicky Breading, Electoral Service Manager, email: vicky.breading@cambridge.gov.uk tel: 01223 457057
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