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Elections update
Meeting: 07/10/2021 - Administrative Committee (Item 431)
431 Elections update PDF 106 KB
To note the steps taken to implement the Polling Station review and to ensure a COVID-19 secure election took place.
Additional documents:
- Appendix A ReporttoCouncil20191219, item 431 PDF 282 KB
- Appendix A RecommendationsAppendixA20191219, item 431 PDF 289 KB
- AppendixAPollingStationsReviewplans, item 431 PDF 5 MB
- AppendixB - Changes to polling stations, item 431 PDF 262 KB
- Appendix C Polling Stations by Electoral Area - more concise, item 431 PDF 55 KB
Minutes:
Victoria Statham, Monitoring Officer, reported on the process followed to ensure safe Covid secure elections took place during the pandemic and how changes in polling station locations were communicated.
A risk assessment had been conducted of each polling station to ensure they had suitable entrance and exit points and were sufficiently large to allow social distancing. It had been necessary to change some locations to ensure that it was considered safe for staff, public and candidates. Any changes to locations were publicised using all forms of media.
There had also been a drive to encourage people to vote by post which had been successful.
The Committee resolved to note the steps taken to implement the Polling Station review and to ensure a Covid secure election took place.