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An email came out from Chief Executive Tim Gordon today outlining the timetable for the election of the new leader.

I am in awe of these members of staff who have been working like mad for months on end and are still keeping going through this weekend. They are brilliant. I know this is utterly churlish on my part but I feel I must, though, point out that dates with “of” in them make me feel a tiny bit queasy.

Here it is in full:

Dear Caron,

Following the agreement of the Federal Executive and the party’s returning officer I am pleased to be able to confirm to you the timetable for the election of a new party leader.

Opening of nominations	13th of May 2015
Close of nominations	3rd of June 2015
Dispatch of ballot papers	24th of June 2015
Deadline for ballot papers to be returned	15th of July 2015
Count and declaration of the winner	16th of July 2015

Any member who joins the party before the close of nominations is able to vote in the election, so this is a fantastic time to ask local supporters and former members to join the party. The easiest way for them to join is online at www.libdems.org.uk/join.

If you have any questions regarding this process, please get in touch via www.libdems.org.uk/contact.

Best wishes,

Tim Gordon
Chief Executive

PS. You’ll have heard from Austin earlier that this morning our membership passed 50,000. People are joining us today who have never been involved before, and everyone who joins now is going to get a vote in the leadership election. So why not forward this email to a few friends now and ask them to join? All they need to do is go to www.libdems.org.uk/join.