Electoral Roll 2015
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The form needs to be downloaded and a signed completed hard copy returned to one of the boxes in our churches.
WHY DO I NEED TO BE ON THE ELECTORAL ROLL?
(Information for Anglicans and for members of other churches)
What is the Electoral Roll?
It is a list of names and addresses of the lay people of the parish, who are aged 16 and over, and who fill the conditions below.
Why does my name need to be on it?
Because only those whose names are on the Electoral Roll can:
What are the Conditions?
“That I am qualified according to the provisions of Section 4(2) of Chapter IVc of Volume I of the Constitution of the Church in Wales.” This means:
How do I go about it?
Complete, sign and date the form on this website or collect a hard copy from the back of one of our churches then return it to the Incumbent or PCC Secretary.
What then?
A copy of the Electoral Roll should be displayed near the main door of your church before the Vestry Meeting each year. You can therefore check that your name has been entered.
If at any time you want your name removed, all you have to do is to request the Incumbent or the PCC. Secretary in writing that it is removed. Every five years, a new roll is prepared, which means you will need to re-apply.
Note: Data Protection Act 1998
The information on this form will be held on the electoral roll of the parish in accordance with Chapter VI of the Constitution of the Church in Wales.
*Aged 18 years and over
WHY DO I NEED TO BE ON THE ELECTORAL ROLL?
(Information for Anglicans and for members of other churches)
What is the Electoral Roll?
It is a list of names and addresses of the lay people of the parish, who are aged 16 and over, and who fill the conditions below.
Why does my name need to be on it?
Because only those whose names are on the Electoral Roll can:
- stand for election to*, and vote for, the Parochial Church Council;
- be eligible to be a Churchwarden and vote for the People’s Warden;
- vote for representatives on the Area Deanery Conference and the Diocesan Conference.
What are the Conditions?
“That I am qualified according to the provisions of Section 4(2) of Chapter IVc of Volume I of the Constitution of the Church in Wales.” This means:
- for Anglicans: “that I have received communion, having been confirmed in (or received into) the Church in Wales or in a Church in Communion with the Church in Wales”;
- for members of other Churches: “that I have obtained the permission of the Diocesan Bishop for my name to be entered on the Electoral Roll”;
- for all applicants: “that I live in the parish, or have worshipped in the parish for at least the last six months”;
- for all applicants: “that I agree to accept and to be bound by the Constitution of the Church in Wales.”
- does not have his or her name entered on the Roll of another Parish in Wales, save with the consent of the Parochial Church Council for both Parishes.
How do I go about it?
Complete, sign and date the form on this website or collect a hard copy from the back of one of our churches then return it to the Incumbent or PCC Secretary.
What then?
A copy of the Electoral Roll should be displayed near the main door of your church before the Vestry Meeting each year. You can therefore check that your name has been entered.
If at any time you want your name removed, all you have to do is to request the Incumbent or the PCC. Secretary in writing that it is removed. Every five years, a new roll is prepared, which means you will need to re-apply.
Note: Data Protection Act 1998
The information on this form will be held on the electoral roll of the parish in accordance with Chapter VI of the Constitution of the Church in Wales.
*Aged 18 years and over