Guidance for the GLRO administering the GLA elections

Party lists at the London-wide Assembly Member election

The nomination pack for party list candidates at the London-wide Assembly Member should contain:

• a nomination form (including the authorisation to use the registered party name or a registered description)
• home address form
• consent to nomination forms
• a form for the Nominating Officer (or someone authorised on their behalf) to give notice of appointment of an election agent
• forms for the election agent to give notice of appointment of sub-agents 
• forms for the election agent to give notice of appointment of polling agents, postal voting agents and counting agents
• a form for the Nominating Officer (or someone authorised on their behalf) to request the use of an emblem 
• details of how the deposit should be paid, including acceptable methods of payment
  written guidance for parties, candidates and agents covering key aspects of the electoral process, including the qualifications and disqualifications for election, the nominations process, campaigning dos and don’ts, accessing electoral proceedings and what happens after the declaration of the result 
• details of how to obtain a copy of the electoral register and the absent voters’ lists for each London borough, and forms to make such requests with information on where to send these requests to. You should highlight that the information contained in the electoral register and absent voting lists may on be used in accordance with the Representation of the People Regulations 2001 and in accordance with data protection legislation.
• information on the spending limit for candidates at the election and guidance for candidates and agents on spending and donations
• a copy of the Code of conduct for campaigners in Great Britain which sets out what is, and is not considered acceptable behaviour at polling stations, when encouraging electors to vote by post or proxy, and in the community. You may identify the need to develop and seek agreements to specific local provisions which supplement the terms of the Code in order to address identified local risks.
• information on local arrangements 
• any other relevant information

Individual London-wide Assembly Members candidates

The nomination pack for individual London-wide Assembly Member candidates should contain:

• a nomination form
• a home address form
• a consent to nomination form
• a form for the candidate (or someone on their behalf) to give notice of appointment of an election agent
• forms for the election agent to give notice of appointment of sub-agents 
• forms for the candidate or election agent to give notice of appointment of polling agents, postal voting agents and counting agents
• details of how the deposit should be paid, including acceptable methods of payment
  written guidance for candidates and agents covering key aspects of the electoral process, including the qualifications and disqualifications for election, the nominations process, campaigning dos and don’ts, accessing electoral proceedings and what happens after the declaration of the result 
• details of how to obtain a copy of the electoral register and the absent voters’ lists for each London borough, and forms to make such requests with information on where to send these requests to. You should highlight that the information contained in the electoral register and absent voting lists may on be used in accordance with the Representation of the People Regulations 2001 and in accordance with data protection legislation.
• information on the spending limit for candidates at the election and guidance for candidates and agents on spending and donations
• a copy of the Code of conduct for campaigners in Great Britain which sets out what is, and is not considered acceptable behaviour at polling stations, when encouraging electors to vote by post or proxy, and in the community. You may identify the need to develop and seek agreements to specific local provisions which supplement the terms of the Code in order to address identified local risks
• information on local arrangements 
• any other relevant information