CFH Electoral News | November 2024
Hello,
I’ve just returned from my late holiday and it's certainly feeling chilly outside, which does make me glad we aren’t having a major election in December again. Of course, because I am such a creature of habit, that holiday took me to America and whilst I wasn’t there on election day, I did see lots of interesting action in the run up to it.
The election was literally everywhere, from the TV and radio channels through to banners and signage in gardens, covering the many elections Florida had on their ballot paper. It does always make me smile that 1 huge ballot paper has so many different requirements to vote on it. This year, the state I was in were not only voting on their Presidential choice but also sea fishing rights and whether to legalise cannabis or not (this didn’t get through by the way – not sure on the sea fishing ??).
Its so very different to our elections in many ways. There were also a large number of Trump supporters pitched up at the side of the main road Interstate 75, complete with banners and placards being waved at the passing cars. Over on the other side of the road were the Harris supporters catching the vehicles going in the opposite direction. I can’t imagine Keir and Rishi flags either side of the M1 in the run up to July 4th!
Anyway, the holiday is over for this year and moving on to next year’s election requirements of which we are starting to collate our clients’ requirements. If anyone would like a quotation or to know more about what we offer, please do not hesitate to contact [email protected].
We have been working with many of our clients to support their EU Citizens write outs and Docmail has provided the ideal solution to allow staggered mailings, making it easier to manage the inbound communications. As a reminder the deadline for the completion of the EU writeout is 31st January 2025 - we are still offering discounts for anyone wanting to send any number of letters via this platform.
We are also talking to our clients now about the new postal vote write out that will start in the new year. This is very much suited to Docmail our hybrid mail solution and to help a little with these mailings we are offering a 10% discount for all your postal vote letters. If you are already a user and would like to benefit from this please drop me an email for the discount code.
For anyone that would be interested in hearing more about the Docmail savings and how you can save money on your postal vote communications then please get in touch.
Enjoy this month’s newsletter,
Nicki Newburn
SENIOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
M: 07734 858532
T: 01761 416311
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Your Monthly News Round Up
The Electoral Commission 2024 Elections Report
An extensive report from The Electoral Commission, looking at how the May and July 2024 elections were run, how voters and campaigners found taking part, and what lessons can be learned for the future.
The Voter Identification Regulations 2024
Draft legislation for 2024 voter identification regulations. Amendment of list of specified documents.
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Letter From Minister Norris To The Electoral Sector
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EU Citizens Voting And Candidacy Rights Changes
A range of resources to help local authorities and partners to communicate voting and candidacy rights changes.?
Other News And Guidance
Staff Training Session Success
On the 12th and 13th November, CFH elections experts Nicki Newburn (Senior Business Development Manager) and Liz Philpot (Senior Relationship Manager), ran training sessions for several staff teams.
The training provided an opportunity to explain the different types of elections as well as the documentation that we dispatch on behalf of our valued clients during canvass and the election period. There was also an opportunity to answer any questions the team had around the electoral process.
The sessions proved extremely popular, with brilliant feedback from staff:
“It was a little eye opener for me, I didn’t realise how much work was involved your end, thank you for taking the time to share with us.”
"Some great insight into how our team are able to make everything happen on such a short deadline for all of our Local Government clients."
"A real overview of just how much is involved in the electoral print process, and everything the CFH team do to go the extra mile."
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