Nominations delivered up to 4pm, 20 working days before the poll
Objections to any nomination form or home address form delivered up to and including 4pm, 20 working days before the poll must be made between 10 am and 12 noon, 19 working days before the poll.
Nominations delivered after 4pm, 20 working days before the poll
Objections to any nomination form or any home address form delivered after 4pm, 20 working days before the poll must be made between 10am and 5pm, 19 working days before the poll. Any objection must be made at or immediately after the time of the delivery of the nomination.
Decisions on objections
The CARO will consider any objections made, but is entitled to hold a nomination invalid only on the following grounds:2
that the particulars of the candidate or subscribers on the nomination form are not as required by law
that the nomination form is not subscribed as required
that the home address form does not comply with the requirements as to the details to be provided on it
The CARO’s decision that a nomination is valid is final and cannot be challenged during the election. The decision can only be challenged after an election through an election petition. Further information can be found in our guidance on election petitions.
1. Schedule 1 Rule 3 The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017 (CAM Order 2017) ↩ Back to content at footnote 1