Electoral Administration Act 2006

The Electoral Administration Bill received Royal Assent and became an Act on 11 July 2006.  The Act aims to make improvements to four key areas at the core of a healthy democracy:

• Improving Access and Engagement
• Improving Confidence
• Extending Openness and Transparency in Party Financing
• Maintaining Professional Delivery of Elections

A copy of the Act and summary of its key provisions is available on the DCA website (external website).

Links:-

• Find out about the 2010 elections
• View the results of past elections and polls
• Find out about voting - how and why?
• View details about electoral registration
• Read about the Council's Declaration of Verification Number
• View details of the Council's Electoral Services staff
• View the Council's current political composition and read more about  Purbeck's District Councillors

Contact Details:-

For further information about democracy and elections, please contact

Peter Aston, Principal Democratic Services Officer, Tel. 01929 557221, email electoralservices@purbeck-dc.gov.uk

or

Leigh Johnson, Electoral Services Officer, Tel. 01929 557219, email electoralservices@purbeck-dc.gov.uk