You are in the Absent Voting section Home … Guidance for Returning Officers administering Local Government Elections in England … Absent Voting … Guidance for Returning Officers administering Local Government Elections in England Print this page | Print full guidance Resources for Returning Officers - Absent voting Election timetable for non-scheduled local government elections in England (DOCX) Scheduled election timetable Local Government elections in England 7 May 2026 (DOCX) FAQs for postal vote rejection notices (DOCX) Forensic Science Service guidance on signature checking (Generic) (PDF) Polling station handbook - local elections in England (PDF) Postal vote return form (PDF) Postal voting ballot paper account (DOCX) Postal vote opening flowchart generic (not Senedd) (DOCX) Postal vote matching spreadsheet (XLSX) Secrecy requirements - postal voting (DOCX) Secrecy requirements - postal voting - mayoral referendum (DOCX) Template postal vote rejection notices (DOCX) Last updated: 20 May 2025 Book traversal links for Guidance for Returning Officers administering Local Government Elections in England Preparing a record of those postal votes that were rejected when handed in Polling station voting Modal Title