The statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll have been published for Kendal Highgate, Kendal Nether and Penrith East Town Council by-elections.
The by-elections will take place on Thursday 27 March.
The deadline to register to vote in these by-elections is midnight on Tuesday 11 March. The easiest way to register to vote is online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
The postal vote application deadline is 5pm on Wednesday 12 March.
Rules have been introduced to support the security of postal voting at elections. Anyone returning a postal vote by hand to the Returning Officer must complete a postal vote return form.
A postal vote returned by hand that is not accompanied by a postal vote return form will be rejected. There are also new limits on the number of postal votes that can be handed in by one person.
Postal voters are encouraged to use the Royal Mail envelope provided with the postal vote pack, wherever possible.
Electors who wish to hand their postal vote in at a polling station, or at designated council offices, must complete a postal vote return form for the postal vote to be accepted.
Staff working at polling stations will have the necessary form to be completed at the polling stations.
Signage will be in place at relevant council offices to tell electors where they need to go to complete the relevant forms.
Completed postal vote packs should not be put through the letterboxes, or internal mail boxes, in any council building as these will have to be rejected.
In the UK you are legally required to show photo identification (ID) when voting at a polling station at this election.
The name on your ID must be the same name you used to register to vote. You will only need to show one form of photo ID, but it needs to be the original version and not a photocopy.
If you don’t already have an accepted form of photo ID, or you’re not sure whether your photo ID still looks like you, you can apply for a free voter ID document, known as a Voter Authority Certificate (VAC).
Applications for a VAC can be made online at www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate
The deadline to apply for a VAC is 5pm on Wednesday 19 March.
The deadline for proxy vote applications is 5pm on Wednesday 19 March.
More information, including the notice of appointment of election agents and the notice of situation of polling stations, is available at www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/voting-and-elections
