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Electoral Registration
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Electoral Registration

What do we do in Electoral Registration?

  • Conduct a canvass of every property within the district between September and November each year.
  • Publish a revised Edited and Full Register of Electors annually on 1st December and maintain a rolling register between 1st December and 1st September.
  • Deal with all aspects of electoral registration.
  • Maintain the list of permanent and temporary absent voters and deal with new applications and requests for applications, in accordance with statutory timetables.
  • Deal with boundary reviews and implement boundary changes.
  • Ensure the proper disposal of the dead in accordance with the Public Health Act 1984
  • Maintain the Council’s copy of the Devon County Council Register of Common Land for inspection by members of the public.
  • Implement new legislation within a statutory timetable.

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