Croydon Council has confirmed that there has been no error in the printing of the postal vote envelopes for the London elections next month.
As postal ballot papers began to arrive at voters’ homes in Croydon this week, some questioned why, in the section requiring them to provide their date of birth, the first two boxes of the year were already printed with the figures “1” and “9”, which appears to assume that all recipients were born in the 20th Century.
On May 2, residents as young as 18 years old – born in 2006 – should be allowed to vote for the Mayor of London, an Assembly Member for Croydon and Sutton, and their choice of party or candidate in a London-wide Assembly vote. In Park Hill and Whitgift ward and Woodside, where council by-elections are taking place, they will have a fourth ballot paper to return. Continue reading
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With two weeks to go, ANDREW FISHER focuses in on your three, or four, votes in Croydon. PLUS: how you can make sure you have proper photo ID for election day
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