General election timetable: 6 May 2010

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General election timetable: 6 May 2010

By Mark Pack | Wed 10th March 2010 - 6:05 pm

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Today’s setting of the budget for 24 March means it’s all but certain that the general election will be on 6 May, the date of the scheduled local elections. What that means in terms of deadlines for nominations, applying for postal votes and so on is detailed in this general and local elections 2010 timetable I’ve put together.

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This entry was posted in Election law and General Election.

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3 Comments

footsoldier 11th Mar '10 - 5:44am

really helpful, thanks for doing this.

Can you confirm what date (under that timetable) would be the start of the “short period” for election expenses? Would that only start on the 12th?

Thanks!
Nigel Ashton 11th Mar '10 - 9:52am

Very useful timetable. However, I can’t see an entry for ‘Publication of notice of poll for general election’.
Mark Pack 11th Mar '10 - 9:34pm

Thanks both.

Footsoldier: the earlier date it could start is the date of dissolution.

Nigel: I think you missed this line – “Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll (if no objections to nominations) for general election: 5pm on Tuesday 20 April”, or did I misunderstand your question?

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