We publish the following notice from Spelthorne Council:
Time is running out to make sure you have registered to vote for Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) on Thursday 5 May.
Spelthorne residents can check if they are registered to vote by contacting the Electoral Services team at Spelthorne Borough Council by email at electoral.services@spelthorne. gov.uk or by calling 01784 444218. Eligible voters who are not listed will need to register themselves by 18 April. If you have moved recently or are a first-time voter you will also need to register. This can be done by visiting www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
Registering now also ensures those people eligible to vote in the European Referendum will be able to do so on 23 June. Another benefit of registering can include improving your credit rating as credit reference agencies check the electoral register for address information.
The role of Police and Crime Commissioners started in November 2012 and they are responsible for holding the Chief Constable and the police force to account on the public's behalf, overseeing how crime is tackled in their area, and aiming to make sure the police are providing a good service. Information on all the candidates for Surrey will be posted closer to polling day on www.choosemypcc.org.uk.
John Jory, Chief Executive of Reigate & Banstead Borough Council, is the Police Area Returning Officer (PARO) responsible for the PCC elections in the Surrey police force area. He said: "Anyone not yet registered to vote should do so as soon as possible so they can have their say on issues that affect their day-to-day lives. It only takes a few minutes to complete the form and register to vote online.”
All borough and district Local Returning Officers (LROs) will be responsible for the conduct of the election in their particular areas on Thursday 5 May 2016. They will send their verification and count results to the PARO on Friday 6 May and the PARO will manage the overall verification and count process. The PCC result announcement will be made at Donyngs Leisure Centre at Redhill on Friday 6 May.
Anyone thinking of standing as a candidate in the PCC election needs to submit their nomination by 4pm on Thursday 7 April.
For further information about the PCC election and how to stand as a candidate visit www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/pccelection
