Notice of Election
LOCAL ELECTIONS ACT
1986
LAXEY VILLAGE COMMISSIONERS
Notice is hereby given that following the
resignation of Commissioner Justin Rosa an election to fill the vacancy of ONE member of the Commissioners of the
Village district of Laxey for a period of office expiring 30th April
2016 will be held on Tuesday 1st
July 2014.
Forms of nomination may be obtained from the
undersigned at the Commissioners office, 35 New Road, Laxey, during normal
office hours,* during the period up to, and including the 3rd June 2014.
The form of nomination paper includes
instructions as to its completion and signing. A nomination paper duly
completed must be delivered to the Clerk of the Authority before 5.00pm on the 3rd June 2014 at
the Commissioners Office, 35 New Road, Laxey, IM4 7BG.
In
the event of a contested election, polling will take place on Tuesday 1st July 2014.
Nominated
candidates may obtain one copy of the register of electors for the Village
district of Laxey from the undersigned free of charge.
Copies
of the Local Elections Act 1986, the Representation of the People Act 1995, the
Local Election Rules 2003 (as amended) and the Local Elections (Absent Voters)
Regulations 2008 (as amended) are available from the Tynwald Library, Legislative
Buildings, Douglas, IM1 3PW and from the Department of Infrastructure’s
website.
ABSENT VOTERS
Absent
voter’s ballot papers can be obtained only by means of an application duly
completed and received by the undersigned –
(a)
where
the absent voter’s ballot paper is to be marked in the Isle of Man, at least 7
clear days before the day fixed for the poll; or
(b)
where
the absent voter’s ballot paper is to be marked elsewhere than in the Isle of Man, at least 9 clear days before the day fixed
for the poll;
Absent
voter’s ballot papers will be issued to persons whom the returning officer has
accepted as being entitled to vote as such at the address in the Isle of Man or
elsewhere as notified to the undersigned –
(a)
where
the ballot paper is to be marked in the Isle of Man, at least 5 clear days
before the day fixed for the poll; or
(b)
where
the ballot paper is to be marked elsewhere than in the Isle
of Man, at least 7 clear days before day fixed for the poll.
Provided
that where the absent voter’s ballot paper is to be marked in the Isle of Man the ballot paper may be delivered to the
absent voter at any time before the close of the poll.
Application
forms are available from the Returning Officer and at any police station in the
district during normal office hours.
Section 26 of the Representation of the People Act 1995 (as
amended) provides that a person who is or will be entitled to vote at an
election may apply to the returning officer of the district or ward in which
that person seeks to exercise his or her vote to be treated as an absent voter.
TAKE NOTICE that all persons who are guilty of bribery,
treating, undue influence, personation or other corrupt practices at the
election are, on conviction of such
offence, liable to the penalties mentioned in that behalf in the Representation
of the People Act 1995.
By Order: P.M.
Burgess – Returning Officer and Clerk to Laxey Commissioners,
Commissioners Office,
35 New Road, Laxey, Isle of Man, IM4 7BG.
*Normal Office Opening
hours (9am to 3pm Monday to Friday).
Dated
this 27th May 2014