It is your responsibility to ensure that all nomination papers, including the nomination form, consents to nomination, certificate of authorisation and, where relevant, emblem request form, are delivered to the place specified on the notice of election by 4pm, 23 working days before the poll.1
The nomination form may only be delivered by you, or by someone authorised in writing to act on your behalf.2
The certificate of authorisation must be delivered alongside the nomination form so, in practice, it should be delivered by you or someone authorised in writing to act on your behalf.
There are no restrictions on who can deliver any of the other nomination papers but you should ensure that you, the relevant candidate or someone you/they trust does this, so you can be sure they are delivered to the Regional Returning Officer (RRO) in time.
You should contact the RRO as soon as possible to find out what arrangements are in place for submitting nomination papers. You will be able to contact the RRO via your local elections office. Contact details can be obtained from our website.