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DOUGLAS BAIN DOUGLAS BAIN Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland TIMETABLE TIMETABLE April 8/9 Proclamation 13 Notice of election 14 20 Nominations 15 AV deadline (except late

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DOUGLAS BAIN DOUGLAS BAIN Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland

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TIMETABLE TIMETABLE

April

8/9 Proclamation 13 Notice of election 14 – 20 Nominations 15 AV deadline (except late illness) 20 Late registration deadline 27 Late illness AV deadline

May

6 Polling day and count

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NOMINATIONS NOMINATIONS

14 14 – – 20 April 20 April with DRO with DRO submit in draft submit in draft make appointment make appointment new forms new forms deposit deposit £ £500 500

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ABSENT VOTES ABSENT VOTES

strict rules strict rules deadlines deadlines

permanent permanent -

5pm 15 April

5pm 15 April late illness late illness -

5pm 27 April

5pm 27 April all others all others

5pm 15 April

5pm 15 April

counter counter-

fraud measures

fraud measures law changes law changes

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AV LAW CHANGES (1) AV LAW CHANGES (1)

Blindness or disability

■ ■ attested by social worker

attested by social worker

■ ■ all attestors on register

all attestors on register

■ ■ no attestation if satisfied

no attestation if satisfied

■ ■ registered as blind

registered as blind

■ ■ highest rate care component DLA

highest rate care component DLA

■ ■ higher rate mobility component DLA

higher rate mobility component DLA

■ ■ higher rate of attendance allowance

higher rate of attendance allowance

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AV LAW CHANGES (2) AV LAW CHANGES (2)

Illness/ late illness Illness/ late illness

attestor must be on register

Others

person can attest up to two

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POLLING DAY POLLING DAY

7am 7am – – 10pm 10pm polling station scheme polling station scheme notice of votes issued notice of votes issued polling agents polling agents campaigning campaigning

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THE COUNT THE COUNT

ASAP after 10pm until? ASAP after 10pm until? ID to enter ID to enter Calls by DRO Calls by DRO Declaration of result Declaration of result

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AFTER THE RESULT AFTER THE RESULT

Sleep! Sleep! Deposit return Deposit return Expenses return and agent Expenses return and agent’ ’s declaration s declaration Candidate Candidate’ ’s declaration s declaration

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