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All-postal pilot elections June 2004


Date released: 16 February 2005

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Documents about the all-postal pilot elections which took place in four regions in the European Parliamentary and local elections in June 2004. This includes a series of letters between ministers, local authorities and the Electoral Commission and extracts of lines to take and background briefing for parliamentary questions.

Letter from Chris Leslie MP to pilot region Regional Returning Officers [PDF 112 kb]
Letter dated February 2004 from Chris Leslie, Under Secretary of State for Department for Constitutional Affairs, to the four pilot region Regional Returning Officers to ascertain their state of readiness for the all-postal pilots in the European Parliamentary and local elections in June 2004.
Response from Chief Executive and Regional Returning Officer for North East region [PDF 69 kb]
Letter dated 26 February 2004 from Ged Fitzgerald, the Chief Executive and Regional Returning Officer for the North East region to Chris Leslie Under Secretary of State for Department for Constitutional Affairs confirming the state of readiness for the all-postal pilots in the European Parliamentary and local elections in June 2004.
Response from Chief Executive and Regional Returning Officer for East Midlands region [PDF 83 kb]
Letter dated 23 February 2004 from Roger Morris, the Chief Executive and Regional Returning Officer for the East Midlands region to Chris Leslie Under Secretary of State for Department for Constitutional Affairs, confirming the state of readiness for the all-postal pilots in the European Parliamentary and local elections in June 2004.
Response from Chief Executive and Regional Returning Officer for Yorkshire & Humber region [PDF 88 kb]
Letter dated 16 February 2004, from Paul Rogerson, the Chief Executive and Regional Returning Officer for the Yorkshire & Humber region to Chris Leslie Under Secretary of State for Department for Constitutional Affairs, confirming the state of readiness for the all-postal pilots in the European Parliamentary and local elections in June 2004.
Response from Chief Executive and Regional Returning Officer for North West region [PDF 60 kb]
Letter dated 20 February 2004 from Sir Howard Bernstein, the Chief Executive and Regional Returning Officer for the North West to Chris Leslie Under Secretary of State for Department for Constitutional Affairs, confirming the state of readiness for the all-postal pilots in the European Parliamentary and local elections in June 2004.
Letter from Deputy Prime Minister to Chairman of Electoral Commission [PDF 80 kb]
Letter dated 22 March 2004 from the Deputy Prime Minister to Sam Younger, Chairman of the Electoral Commission about an amendment to the European Parliamentary and local elections Pilots Bill during its passage through parliament regarding the choice of the pilot regions.
Letter from Chris Leslie MP to Chairman of Electoral Commission [PDF 99 kb]
Letter dated 5 March 2004 from Chris Leslie Under Secretary of State for Department for Constitutional Affairs to Sam Younger, Chairman of the Electoral Commission about all-postal pilot regions in the European Parliamentary and local elections in June 2004.
Extracts of lines and background briefing for Parliamentary Questions [PDF 125 kb]
Extracts of lines to take and extracts of background briefing for Parliamentary Questions relating to Electoral Commission concerns about all-postal ballots in the European Parliamentary and local elections in June 2004.


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