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Notice of Election – Police and Crime Commissioner

Election of a Police and Crime Commissioner for the Suffolk Police Area

1. An election is to be held for a Police and Crime Commissioner for the Suffolk Police Area.

2. Nomination papers can be obtained from the office of the Police Area Returning Officer, West Suffolk House, Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3YU or at http://suffolkparo.onesuffolk.net/

3. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Police Area Returning Officer at West Suffolk House, Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3YU between 10am and 4pm on any working day after publication of this notice but no later than 4pm on Friday 5 April 2024.

4. The £5,000 deposit can be paid by cash in British pounds only, cheque, electronic bank transfer or by means of a banker’s draft from a drawer which carries on business as a banker in the United Kingdom.

5. If the election is contested the poll will take place on 2 May 2024.

6. Applications to register to vote must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Tuesday 16 April 2024. Applications can be made online https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.

7. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday 17 April 2024.

8. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate.

9. Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024.

10. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Thursday 2 May 2024.
Printed and published by the Police Area Returning Officer, West Suffolk House, Western
Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3YU

Electoral Registration Officer contact details

0300 1234000
East Suffolk Council
Riverside
4 Canning Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0EQ
elections@eastsuffolk.gov.uk