Explain the process of nomination of candidates and declaration led by candidate
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Explanation:
Nomination process to stand as a candidate
*If you want to stand as a candidate, you should fill in a nomination paper. You will need to:
*find 10 people in the ward who will support you
*make sure they are on the electoral register
*ask them to sign your nomination paper
*sign and fill in a consent to nomination form
*hand in your forms by the deadline
*To download a nomination paper and a consent to nomination form, go to the Electoral Commission website.
Next steps
*To support people who want to stand as candidates, we will:
*hold a meeting to provide information
supply blank nomination papers
provide an election timetable
*You can ask us to give you a copy of the electoral register and check your papers before you hand them in.
When to hand in your nomination paper
*We run each election to a legal timetable. On our website and notice board will publish:
*the date to begin handing in your papers
*the closing date and time
where to hand in your papers
Managing the process
The person in charge of elections is known as the Returning Officer. The Returning Officer for elections in Thurrock is the Chief Executive. He will name people to deal with issues on his behalf at election time.
There may be different rules for parliamentary elections and referendums.