Assembly / Council Elections 2011

Alex Denver

Regional Election Manager

Royal Mail

Overview

•How we manage elections

•What you are entitled to

•Service Standards

•Presentation Standards

•Summary

How do we manage elections

•Dedicated Election Team at N.I.Mail Centre

•13 drop –off points

•National Royal Mail helpline

EntitlementAssembly Election

•As a candidate you are entitled to a free postal communication

This can be either :-• One unaddressed item

per household• One addressed item

per registered elector

Service StandardsAssembly Election

Candidates Literature• Literature vetted / approved (Doxford)• Presentation standards• Designated handover points• 2 clear working days notice

Delivery Timescales• Addressed 3 days• Unaddressed 7 days

Last Posting Dates• Addressed – Wednesday 27 April• Unaddressed – Tuesday 19 April

PresentationAssembly Elections

•At designated handover point

•Pre arranged date / time

•Boxes marked with delivery office / number of items

•Banded in bundles of 100s

•Boxes not over 11kgs

•Posting Docket (EL 1)

Constituency Drop-Off Point Belfast Nth.Sth,East,West

Donegall Quay, Belfast

South Antrim & East Antrim

Northern Ireland Mail Centre,Newtownabbey

North Antrim Ballymena Delivery Office

North Down Bangor Delivery Office

East Londonderry Coleraine Delivery Office

Upper Bann Craigavon Delivery Office

Fermanagh & South Tyrone

Enniskillen Delivery Office

Lagan Valley Lisburn Delivery Office

Foyle Londonderry Delivery Office

Mid Ulster Magherafelt Delivery Office

South Down & Newry/Armagh

Newry Delivery Office

Strangford Newtownards Delivery Office

West Tyrone Omagh Delivery Office

Summary (Assembly Election)

Literature Design

Returned by RMWithin 2 days

PrintLiterature

Delivered(3 / 7 days)

Arrange handover with RM (2 days)

Submit to RMFor Vetting/Approval

EntitlementLocal Council Election

As a candidate you are entitled to a free

ADDRESSED ONLY communication

• One addressed item per registered elector

Service Standards(Local Council Election)

Candidates Literature• Must contain ‘Election Communication’

• No vetting required (But can be refused if obscene,indecent or offensive)

• Designated handover points (without notice)

Delivery Timescales• Addressed 3 days

Last Posting Dates• Addressed – Wednesday 27 April

PresentationLocal Council Election

•At designated handover point

•No pre-arranged date (1000 – 1400)

•Packing Docket (EL1)

•Numbers must not exceed total electorate

Council Drop-Off Point Belfast, Castlereagh Donegall Quay, Belfast

Carrickfergus,Larne,N’abbey

Northern Ireland Mail Centre,Newtownabbey

Antrim, Ballymena, Ballymena Delivery Office

North Down Bangor Delivery Office

Coleraine,Ballymoney,Moyle

Coleraine Delivery Office

C’avon, D’gannon, Banbridge

Craigavon Delivery Office

Fermanagh Enniskillen Delivery Office

Lisburn Lisburn Delivery Office

Derry, Limavady, Strabane

Londonderry Delivery Office

Cookstown, Magherafelt Magherafelt Delivery Office

Armagh, Down, Newry & Mourne

Newry Delivery Office

Ards Newtownards Delivery Office

Omagh Omagh Delivery Office

Summary (Council Election)

PrintLiterature

Delivered(3 days)

Handover to Royal Mail

Contact Detailswww.royalmail.com\elections

Vetting Team

0845 6076424

Artwork.vetting@royalmail.com

Election Support

0845 6076416

Election.support@royalmail.com

Alex Denver

028 90846138

alex.denver@royalmail.com

ANY

QUESTIONS