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Voters' views sought on polling stations in Tendring

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Voters are being asked for their views on where they go to cast their ballot in Tendring.

Tendring District Council’s (TDC) Electoral Services team has begun the first phase of its complete Polling Places Review.

Held every five years, the complete review takes a broad look at polling places – designated areas within which a polling station must be placed to ensure equal access to voting. At present there are 78 different neighbourhoods or parishes across the Tendring District Council area each with their own Polling Place.

In the first phase of the review, people are being asked if there are any major issues that should be considered – such as addressing where access to a Polling Place means crossing a major road – while a second phase later in the year will look at the 78 Polling Places in more detail.

Ian Davidson, TDC Chief Executive, encouraged people to have their say.

“As we have seen at elections this year, a large number of people turn out to cast their ballot in a polling station on polling day – so where they do that is a hugely important matter to ensure everyone who has the right to is able to vote,” Mr Davidson said.

“It is therefore right that we regularly review our Polling Places and ask for your views, as voters, in where they should be.”

To have your say, complete the survey on the TDC website at www.tendringdc.gov.uk/content/polling-arrangements-review or write to Electoral Services, Tendring District Council, Town Hall, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE.

The first phase consultation closes on 23 August 2024.

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