On this page you will find templates for the forms and notices required to enable voters to vote in local elections and referendums in England on 3 May 2012.
The tables below are separated into documents for combined polls and combined issue, and documents for standalone polls or separate issue (at a combined poll). All documents are available as Word templates by clicking on the links in the tables below.
Poll cards, postal voting statements and postal voting guides
Printers and designers can download generic InDesign files for each document type and insert the correct wording from the Word templates.
Notices
Combined polls / Combined issue
| Local + parish/town council | Local + parish/town council + local government referendum | Local + local government referendum | |
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Poll card |
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| Postal voting statement | |||
| Postal voting guide | |||
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Guidance for voters notice (for display inside and outside polling stations) |
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Local + referendum (multiple votes)
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Instructions for voters notice (for display in polling booths) |
Locals + referendum | Local + referendum | |
Standalone or separate polls
| Local or parish/town council | Local government referendum | |
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Poll cards |
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| Postal voting statement | Referendum | |
| Postal voting guide |
Single poll - multiple votes | |
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Guidance for voters notice (for display inside and outside polling stations) |
Referendum | |
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Instructions for voters notice (for display in polling booths) |
Local | Referendum |
