Gillingham and Rainham

An election is to be held of a Member to serve in Parliament for the constituency.
Nomination papers are to be delivered by hand to the Deputy Acting Returning Officer, Jane Ringham, in the Electoral Services team, level 3, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, ME4 4TR between 10am and 4pm on any working day after the date of this notice, (excluding bank holidays) but not later than 4pm on Thursday 14 November 2019.
The required deposit of £500 may be made using any legal tender or by means of a banker’s draft from a drawer which carries on business as a banker in the United Kingdom, made payable to Medway Council.
Nomination papers may be obtained from the Electoral Services team, level 3, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham (01634 332 864) or from the council’s website. The Acting Returning Officer, or his staff will, at the request of any elector, prepare a nomination paper for signature.
If the election is contested, the poll will take place on Thursday 12 December 2019.
Please note the following provisions in respect of registration and absent voting applications, all of which must be addressed to the Electoral Registration Officer at Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, ME4 4TR:

Application	Statutory deadline for receipt
New applications to register to vote	Tuesday 26 November
New applications for a postal vote and to amend or cancel existing postal or proxy vote arrangements	5pm on Tuesday 26 November
New applications to vote by proxy	5pm on Wednesday 4 December
New applications to vote by emergency proxy on the grounds of physical incapacity or for work/service reasons, which must have occurred after 5pm on Wednesday 4 December	5pm on Thursday 12 December

Neil Davies
Acting Returning Officer

8 November 2019

Published by the Acting Returning Officer, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, ME4 4TR

Notices of Election