Issue - meetings

The committee received a report from the Chief Executive on the Cambridgeshire County Council and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority elections held on 4 May 2017 and the UK Parliamentary general election held on 8 June 2017.

Members of the committee congratulated the Returning Officer, the Electoral Services Manager and the elections team for their hard work and commitment on successfully running both the elections with no major issues. 

In response to a question from Councillor Robertson, the Electoral Services Manager confirmed the following:

       i.        An Electoral Services Support Officer had been recruited.

      ii.        There was a specific post dedicated to encouraging individuals to vote and that the officer would work closely with the Universities to encourage the student vote.

     iii.        The majority of work on promoting electoral registration would be carried out close to an election.

Resolved (unanimously) to:

     i.        Note the report.