9 April 2024
Welcome to the Rotherham Round-up, your regular email update with news, video and events from Rotherham Council.
Local Government Elections will take place on Thursday 2 May.2024. All Rotherham Council seats are up for election, and there are also polls for the Mayor of South Yorkshire Combined Authority and parish councils across the borough.
There are a number of ways that you can vote – by post, by proxy or in person. Information on the elections and how to vote can be found on our website at www.rotherham.gov.uk/elections.
Some key dates for your diary:
Registering to vote
The deadline for registering to vote is midnight, Tuesday 16 April.
Please do make sure you register if you haven’t already and encourage family and friends aged 18 or over to do the same.
Just visit: www.gov.uk/register-to-vote and have your national Insurance number to hand.
Thinking of applying for a postal vote?
If you are planning to apply for a postal vote, you need to be aware that the rules have changed. You will need to provide your national insurance number when applying. The best way to ensure your vote is counted, is to return your postal vote as soon as possible using a Royal Mail post box.
You can read more about how to apply for a postal vote HERE.
The deadline to apply for, amend or cancel a postal vote is 5pm on Wednesday 17 April.
Will you be voting by proxy?
Voting by proxy means that you can appoint someone else to vote on your behalf. This person is called your proxy.
You can read more about how to vote by proxy HERE.
To apply for a proxy vote, you will need to make an application no later than 5pm, Wednesday 24 April.
Polling stations are open from 7am until 10pm on polling day (2 May) and the address of your polling station appears on your poll card letter.
You can also search for your nearest polling station by visiting https://wheredoivote.co.uk/.
If you are voting in a polling station, you will have to show an official form of photographic ID before you can be given a ballot paper, such as a passport, driving license or older persons' bus pass.
The full list of photographic identification that can be presented at the polling station can be found HERE.
If you do not have an accepted document, you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate by visiting www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-ID-voter-authority-certificate.
The deadline for applying for a Voter Authority Certificate is 5pm on Wednesday 24 April.
Support sessions for registering to vote, voter ID and understanding postal voting
Our elections team will be at Rawmarsh, Aston and Mowbray libraries next week to help residents with registering to vote, voter ID and postal voting, and to answer any non-political questions you might have about the local elections.
These sessions will be held:
- Rawmarsh Library - Tuesday 9 April at 11:30am – 1pm
- Aston Library - Wednesday 10 April at 11:30am – 1pm
- Mowbray Gardens Library - Friday 12 April at 1:30pm – 3pm
There are a number of paid roles available to support the running of the local government elections; as presiding officers, poll clerks, verification and count staff, and postal vote opening staff.
For anyone considering getting involved this year, our elections team are happy to talk to you about what this involves.
You must be aged 18 or over and have the right to work in the UK.
If you, or somebody you know, is interested in working on the local elections and would like more information and an application form, please email election.jobs@rotherham.gov.uk providing name, address and postcode.
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