Nomination forms, home address forms and consent to nomination forms cannot be delivered by post.
Only the certificate of authorisation and emblem request can be received by post.
Any certificates of authorisation and emblem requests received by post should be stored securely until required and collated with corresponding nomination papers delivered by hand as appropriate.
Any nomination forms, home address forms or consents to nomination received by post have not been ‘delivered’ in accordance with the rules. The candidate is therefore not deemed to stand nominated and no decision can be taken as to whether the papers are valid.
You should have processes in place to monitor your incoming mail to ensure it does not contain nomination papers that must be delivered by hand.
You should try to contact the candidate using the details on the nomination form or home address form (Mayoral candidates and individual party list candidates only) and consent to nomination forms (party list candidates), as appropriate, and explain:
that their nomination form, home address form and consent to nomination cannot be accepted by post
that they (or someone on their behalf) needs to hand deliver these in accordance with the rules
that it is their responsibility to ensure that this is done by the deadline
that they do not need to produce new nomination papers or obtain new subscribers
You should keep any nomination papers you receive by post so they can be collected and then delivered to you by hand.
You and your staff are not permitted to deliver the forms for the candidate.
The candidate is deemed not to have been nominated if:1
you receive a nomination form, home address form or consent to nomination by post.
you have not received all of the required nomination forms by the deadline for delivery of nomination papers
You cannot determine forms which have not been delivered or take any decision as to whether the papers are valid.