Election of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall Police Area
Date of election: Thursday 2 May 2024
Important – you must fill in and return this postal voting statement with your completed ballot paper for it to be counted.
Please read the instructions carefully and use a black pen.
Name: (Your name is entered here.)
Ballot paper number: (Your ballot paper number is entered here.)
Check that the number on the back of your ballot paper matches the number shown above. If these do not match, call us immediately on 01720 424545.
I am the person the ballot paper numbered above was sent to.
My date of birth is: (You must enter your date of birth here.)
My signature is: (You must sign inside the box here unless you have been granted a signature waiver. If you have been granted a signature waiver, the signature box will be filled with a statement saying you do not need to sign.)
We will check this information against our records for security.
It is an offence to vote using a ballot paper that was not sent for your use or interfere with another voter’s ballot paper. It is an offence to vote more than once at the same election (unless you are appointed as a proxy).
Instructions for voting by post
Please read through carefully. If you need help, please call us on 01720 424545.
1. For your vote to be counted, you must fill in and return this postal voting statement with your ballot paper.
2. Make sure you have filled in the date of birth and signature boxes on this postal voting statement (or the date of birth box only if you have been granted a signature waiver).
3. Vote for only one candidate by putting a cross in the box next to your choice.
4. Do not mark the ballot paper in any other way or your vote may not count.
5. We must get your postal vote by 10pm on Thursday 2 May 2024.
6. If you would rather vote in person or ask someone else to vote on your behalf (if you are not already an appointed proxy) you must cancel your postal vote before 5pm on Wednesday 17 April 2024. If you decide to cancel and vote in person, you will need to bring a form of accepted photographic identification. If a person is voting on your behalf as proxy they need to bring their own identification.
7. After we receive your postal voting statement and ballot paper, you cannot vote in person at a polling station in this election.
Hand delivering postal votes
8. If you miss the post, you can hand in your postal vote and/or the postal vote of others at the Council reception desks at St Mary’s Library and Carn Gwaval during office hours to a person authorised to receive postal votes or at any polling station in the Isles of Scilly voting area before 10pm on Thursday 2 May 2024.
9. You will be provided with a form which you must complete for the postal vote(s) you are handing in to be accepted.
10. You can hand in your own postal vote and postal votes for up to 5 other voters.
11. If you are a political campaigner – you can only hand in your own postal vote plus the votes of up to 5 family members or people for whom you provide regular care.
12. Do not put any postal votes in a Council letter box as they will be rejected.
Getting help
• If you need help to vote, you can ask someone you know or get independent help by calling the helpline on 01720 424545. The person helping you must not tell anyone how you voted.
• Please call the helpline if you require copies of this form or guidance in Braille or languages other than English.
• If you make a mistake, or lose your postal ballot paper or this statement, you can get a replacement. Call us immediately as we can only issue a replacement before 5pm on Thursday 2 May 2024. If you apply after 5pm on Wednesday 1 May 2024 we can only issue a replacement if you return this ballot pack in person.
Electoral fraud is a crime. It is an offence to vote more than once in this election unless you are voting on your own behalf and as a proxy for another person.
Whether you vote in person or via post, it is an offence for someone to try to find out who you are voting for whilst you are putting your mark on your ballot paper, or to then reveal that information.
The Local Returning Officer issued this statement.
(Your postal address is entered here.)
Please place this postal voting statement in envelope B so that this return address is showing through the window.
The Local Returning Officer
Council of the Isles of Scilly
Town Hall
St Mary's
ISLES OF SCILLY
TR21 0LW