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Nomination papers received by post

Nomination forms, home address forms and consent to nomination forms cannot be delivered by post.

You should have a process in place to monitor your incoming mail to ensure it does not contain nomination papers.
 
If you receive a nomination paper or home address form in the post, you should try to contact the Nominating Officer or individual candidate using the details on the nomination form and explain:

  • that the nomination form, consent to nomination and home address forms cannot be accepted by post
  • that they (or someone on their behalf) needs to 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 

You should keep any nomination papers you receive by post to enable them to be collected and delivered to you by hand or electronically.

You and your staff are not permitted to deliver the forms for a party or individual candidate.

The party or individual candidate is deemed not to have been nominated if:

  • 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 papers1

You cannot determine forms which have not been delivered or take any decision as to whether the papers are valid.

Last updated: 18 November 2025