How to vote
HUSTINGS MEETING: JANUARY 15TH 2010
The
Hustings meeting for Liberal Democrat members to choose their
prospective parliamentary candidate for Cambridge will be held on Friday January 15th 2010. This follows the decision of David
Howarth, the current Liberal Democrat MP for Cambridge, to stand down before the
next general election. The meeting will be at Michaelhouse, Trinity Street,
Cambridge CB2 1SU, and will start promptly at 7.30pm.
Ballot papers will be issued at the Hustings meeting. Members should bring their
Liberal Democrat membership card or some other form of identification with their
name and address.
POSTAL VOTING
Members
who wish to vote by post should complete the Application for a Postal Ballot
form which they received with the manifesto mailing. This needs to be posted to
the returning officer well in advance of the Hustings, in an envelope marked
BALLOT. Postal vote ballot papers cannot be emailed or faxed, but need to be
received by the returning officer by post before the Hustings. Alternatively
members may ask another member of the local party to return their postal ballot
paper at the Hustings in a sealed envelope.
PROCEDURE
At the meeting, each of the short-listed candidates will speak, followed by questions and answers. There will then be a vote by secret ballot, using the Single Transferable Vote method.
The votes on the evening, together with postal votes that have been received, will be counted, and the result will be announced at the end of the meeting.
In addition to Sian Reid, the shortlisted candidates are:
Tim Bick
Belinda Brooks-Gordon
Rod Cantrill
Julian Huppert
Julie Smith
The returning officer responsible for the selection process is Paul Clark, 7 Kipling Close, Hitchin, Herts SG4 0DU. Tel: 01462 457342. Email: paulclark@hitchin7.freeserve.co.uk.
_______________________________________________________________Contact details for Sian Reid: 27 Millington Road, Cambridge CB3 9HW. Telephone: 01223 356100. Mobile: 07770 382 190. Email: sianreid@dsl.pipex.com.
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