Guidance for Candidates and Agents at UK Parliamentary general elections in Northern Ireland Share on Email Print this page Print full guidance You are in the Completing your nomination papers section Guidance for Candidates and Agents at UK Parliamentary general elections in Northern Ireland Nominations Completing your nomination papers Consent to nomination You must formally consent to your nomination in writing.1 The content of the consent to nomination form is fixed by law and you must return the entire form in order for your nomination to be valid.You can obtain nomination papers, including the consent to nomination form, from the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland's website.On the form you will be asked to state that you are qualified and not disqualified from standing.You must also state your date of birth.You are not allowed to sign the consent form earlier than one calendar month before the deadline for submitting your nomination papers.2 Your signature must be witnessed and the witness must attest the form.3 The witness’s full name and home address in full must be provided on the home address form.There are no restrictions on who can be a witness to the consent to nomination.4 1. Rule 8 Schedule 1 Representation of the People Act (RPA 1983) ↩ Back to content at footnote 1 2. Rule 8(1)(a) Sch 1 RPA 1983 ↩ Back to content at footnote 2 3. Rule 8(1)(b) Sch 1 RPA 1983 ↩ Back to content at footnote 3 4. Para 8(1)(b) Sch 1 RPA 1983 ↩ Back to content at footnote 4 Last updated: 29 May 2024 Book traversal links for Consent to nomination Signatures of subscribers Home address form