Guidance for Returning Officers administering Local Government Elections in England Share on Email Print this page Print full guidance You are in the Absent Voting section Guidance for Returning Officers administering Local Government Elections in England Absent Voting Resources for Returning Officers - Absent voting Election timetable for non-scheduled local government elections in England Scheduled election timetable Local Government elections in England 1 May 2025 FAQs for postal vote rejection notices (DOCX) Forensic Science Service guidance on signature checking (PDF) Polling station handbook - local elections in England for polls before 1 May 2025 (PDF) Polling station handbook EUVR update insert LGE- polls before 1 May 2025 (PDF) Postal vote return form (PDF) Postal voting ballot paper account (DOCX) Postal vote opening flowchart (DOCX) Postal vote matching spreadsheet (XLSX) Secrecy requirements - postal voting (DOCX) Secrecy requirements - postal voting - mayoral referendum (PDF) Template postal vote rejection notices (DOCX) Last updated: 11 November 2024 Book traversal links for Resources for Returning Officers - Absent voting Preparing a record of those postal votes that were rejected when handed in Polling station voting