Follow issues in previous elections, candidates and there agents have been reissued with guidance on - Thursday 03 May 2018

By Putting Hartlepool First

Follow issues in previous elections, candidates and there agents have been reissued with guidance on tellers. So to be transparent..... 1.5 Tellers must not impede or interfere with the efficient and secure administration of the election and must comply with any instructions issued by the Returning Officer. 1.6 Tellers have no legal status and voters have the right to refuse to give any information. 1.7 Tellers should concern themselves only with checking who is about to vote or has voted. This will involve politely asking voters for their poll card, elector number or name and address. 1.9 Tellers should not display or distribute election material. 1.13 There should be no more than one teller at a polling station for each candidate at any time. Their behaviour and numbers should never be capable of being seen as intimidating in any way. 1.14 Tellers must remain outside the polling place itself they may only enter polling stations for the lawful purpose of casting their own vote.. 1.15 The Presiding Officer may allow tellers to enter the polling place (e.g stand under porticos and entrances) provided that they are outside the polling station and do not impede or obstruct the access of voters. Tellers must not be able to see or hear what is going on inside the polling station. Where a polling station consists of one room only, tellers must not under any circumstances seek or be allowed to enter that room. Tellers cannot enter the polling station under any circumstances in their capacity as tellers. If you are quizzed by anyone whilst entering or leaving a polling station, ignore them, you dont have to tell them anything!

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