Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Combined Authority Mayoral elections

There are no particular qualifications needed to be an election agent and you can be your own agent if you wish.

However, the following people are not allowed to be election agents:

• the CARO or a local Returning Officer, or a member of their staff (including any clerks appointed specifically for the election)1
• a deputy or clerk of the CARO or a local Returning Officer, or a member of their staff2
• an officer of a local authority whose services have been placed at the disposal of the CARO or a local Returning Officer3
• a partner or clerk of any of the above4
• anyone not entitled to vote at the election as a result of the report 
  of an election court or a conviction for a corrupt or illegal 
  practice under the Representation of the People Act 19835

If you are standing as a party candidate, your party may also have specific rules about who you can appoint as an election agent.