Timetable for Mid Bedfordshire Parliamentary by-election – 19 October 2023
| Event type | Description | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory |
Receipt of writ. |
13 September 2023 | Not applicable. |
| Statutory | Publication of notice of election. | 14 September 2023 | Not later than 22 days (4pm). |
| Statutory | Delivery of nomination papers. | 15 September 2023 | Between 10am and 4pm. |
| Statutory | Deadline for. delivery of nomination papers. | 22 September 2023 | 4pm |
| Statutory | Deadline for withdrawals of nomination. | 22 September 2023 | 4pm |
| Statutory | Making objections to nomination papers. | 22 September 2023 | 10am to 5pm, between midday and 5pm. Objections can only be made to nominations delivered after 4pm, 20 days before the poll. |
| Statutory | Deadline for the notification of appointment of election agent. | 22 September 2023 | 4pm |
| Statutory | Publication of statement of persons nominated, including notice of poll and situation of polling stations. | 22 September 2023 | If no objections: on 19 days (at 5pm). If objections made: Not before objection(s) are disposed but not later than 18 days (4pm). |
| Statutory | Publication of first interim election notice of alteration. | 22 September 2023 | Not applicable. |
| Statutory | Publication of second interim election notice of alteration. | 3 October 2023 | Between 18 days and 6 days. |
| Statutory | Deadline for registering to vote for election. | 3 October 2023 | Not applicable. |
| Statutory | Deadline for receiving new postal vote and postal proxy applications and for changes to existing postal or proxy votes. | 4 October 2023 | 5pm |
| Statutory | Deadline for receiving new applications to vote by proxy (not postal proxy or emergency proxies). | 11 October 2023 | 5pm |
| Statutory | Deadline to apply for free photo ID (also called a Voter Authority Certificate); find out more about photo ID. | 11 October 2023 | 5pm |
| Statutory | Publication of final election notice of alteration. | 12 October 2023 | Not applicable. |
| Statutory | Deadline for notification of appointment polling and counting agents. | 12 October 2023 | Not applicable. |
| Statutory | First date that electors can apply for a replacement for lost postal votes. | 13 October 2023 | Not applicable. |
| Statutory | Start of poll. | 19 October 2023 | 7am |
| Statutory | Last time for re-issue of spoilt or lost postal votes. | 19 October 2023 | 5pm |
| Statutory | Deadline for emergency proxy applications. | 19 October 2023 | 5pm |
| Statutory | Last time to alter the register due to clerical error or court appeal. | 19 October 2023 | 9pm |
| Statutory | Close of poll. | 19 October 2023 | 10pm |
| Statutory | Delivery of return as to election expenses. | 24 November 2023 | Not applicable. |
| Statutory | Deadline for sending postal vote identifier rejection notices. | 19 January 2024 | Not applicable. |