What the voting law change means for political campaigners
You should make sure anyone supporting an election campaign understands what a campaigner is and is aware of the ban on handling postal votes.
Tell them they can only handle other people's postal votes if they are a close relative, or someone they provide regular care for.
Be aware that suspicions of campaigners handling postal votes will be reported to the police.
Please encourage postal voters to return their postal vote via the Royal Mail system in plenty of time.
If they have missed the post, let them know they can still hand it in at Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5TQ, between 8:30am and 4:30pm Monday to Friday and until 10pm on Thursday 2 May, or any polling station in the area where they are registered to vote before 10pm on polling day but they will need to complete a form.
Tell electors about the limit on the number of postal votes that can be handed in – their own plus no more than 5 others.
Tell them they must complete a form when handing in postal votes, and any left at a polling station or Priory House without a completed form will be rejected.
Make sure electors know that postal votes left at any Priory House reception, posted through the letterbox at Priory House or via our internal mail system will be classed as 'left behind' and will be rejected.
If you are handling any postal vote application forms, make sure you continue to follow the Electoral Commission's Code of Conduct for campaigners.