The Annual Canvass Electoral forms are on the way! | Latest news

 

Arun District Council has begun the process of delivering an important form to your home.

This year things have been a little different as some households have been contacted  via email. If you have responded to the email, you won’t receive a hardcopy form. For all other households, your letter will be with you imminently.

Although households in Arun will receive a letter during August, not every household will need to respond. It’s really important to read your letter to see if you need to or not.  80% of our households will not need to respond, unless they wish to make changes to the details on the letter. The remaining 20% of our households are required to respond by law. 

It will be clear from your own letter whether you need to respond or not. If you do, the quickest and easiest way to do this is online, and all the information you need is in the letter. Where at all possible, we are asking people to respond online and not by post. We will not be sending out reply paid envelopes with the letters. Responding online not only reduces cost but  is also better for the environment. For those unable to respond online there are options to enable them to respond by phone and text. All the instructions are in the letter.

Nigel Lynn, Chief Executive at Arun District Council and Electoral Registration Officer for the District, said: “In 2020 a new way of  running the Annual Canvass was introduced by the Government which generally worked well and we will be  following that process again this  year.

“It is also important that you do not register to vote if you have already registered. If your name is on the letter you receive, then you are on the electoral register. If you’re not registered, the easiest way to register is online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote  or we can send you information in the post explaining how to do this. You might want to reconsider the way you vote by applying for a postal vote or proxy vote in the future if you don’t already have one. Let us know by responding to your canvass letter and we can send you an application form.”

You can find out more information about the annual canvass, and we have some answers to frequently asked questions on our website at www.arun.gov.uk/canvass . This will be updated regularly so we can respond to questions people are asking. 

If you need any more information, please contact our electoral services team on 01903 737616 or email us at canvassresponse@arun.gov.uk . You can also find out more about electoral registration at www.arun.gov.uk/registration.