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NOTICE OF ELECTION

ELECTION OF A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

BEVERLEY AND CONSTITUENCY

1. ELECTION An Election is to be held for a Member of Parliament for the above Constituency.

2. NOMINATION PAPERS Nomination papers may be obtained from the offices of the Acting Returning Officer, County Hall, , East Riding of , HU17 9BA, on Monday to Friday (excluding any bank holidays) between the hours of 10am and 4pm. They may also be obtained from the Council’s website www.eastriding.gov.uk.

3. DELIVERY OF THE NOMINATION PAPERS Nomination Papers must be delivered, by appointment, to the Acting Returning Officer, County Hall, Beverley, , HU17 9BA, on any day after the date of this notice, on Monday to Friday, (excluding any bank holidays) between the hours of 10am and 4pm, but not later than 4pm on TUESDAY 20 APRIL 2010. Please contact Electoral Services on 01482 393311/3312/3313 to make an appointment.

4. DEPOSIT Payment of the deposit of £500 may be made by cash, postal order or banker’s draft.

5. POLL If the Election is contested, a poll will take place on THURSDAY 6 MAY 2010.

6. ABSENT VOTES Electors and their proxies should take note that applications to vote by post must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on TUESDAY 20 APRIL 2010 if they are to be effective for this election. This includes electors or their proxies who wish to make alterations to their existing arrangements on a permanent basis or who wish to make a separate application for their ballot paper to be sent to a different address for this particular election.

Applications to appoint a proxy must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by no later than 5pm on TUESDAY 27 APRIL 2010 except in cases where unforeseen illness or incapacity occurs after that time in which case applications may be made up until 5pm on THURSDAY 6 MAY 2010.

All applications and notices regarding absent voting must be sent to the Electoral Registration Officer, County Hall, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU17 9BA.

Dated 13 April 2010 Nigel Pearson Acting Returning Officer

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