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Liz McQue - Chief Executive
Returning Officers' Workshop
Electoral Process
- Category: Councillor Development and Governance
- Date: No current presentations
- Times: 10.30 - 4.00
- Cost: £130 for member organisations of NW Employers/£169 non members + VAT
- Venue: NW Employers, Manchester
This workshop will provide Returning Officers with information to facilitate the conduct of the local authority elections.
This workshop will cover:
1. First, your formal title -
Are you the RO/RRO/LRO/ARO/DRO/LCO in these situations?
... a Parliamentary election
... a parish election
... a European Parliamentary election
... a county council election
... a district election
... a referendum.
2. Check your appointment, and how it's recorded.
3. The nature of the personal responsibility.
4. The set-up of your Elections Office and staffing.
5. Assess your elections strengths, weaknesses and resources.
6. Polling districts; polling places; polling stations.
7. Project planning, and performance expectations.
8. Some aspects of the role -
... things to do first for elections
... Electoral Commission's role and guidance
... nominations
... political impartiality, and the ‘purdah period'
... handling significant public interest in an election
... handling the media
... security issues
... staging and managing counts.
9. Fees, payments and pensions.
10. Learning lessons for next time.