Guidance for Returning Officers administering a Greater London Authority (GLA) election

Determining nomination and home address forms after formal delivery

A candidate who delivers completed nomination papers and pays the deposit by the required deadline will be deemed nominated unless:

• you decide that the nomination form is invalid or that the home address form has not been completed correctly, or
• a candidate dies or withdraws before the deadline1

You must determine the validity of a nomination form and home address form as soon as is practicable after formal delivery.2 This enables candidates whose nominations have been deemed invalid to submit new papers before the close of nominations. 

For more information see our guidance on Determining a nomination to be invalid. 

Accepting nominations at face value

You must not:

• undertake any investigation or research into any candidate. Your duty does not go beyond seeing that a nomination form is correct on face value3  

You should not:

• investigate whether a name given on a nomination form is genuine

You should:

• disregard any personal knowledge you may already have of the candidate 
• determine nominations on the basis of the form itself