Issue - meetings
Polling Places Review
Meeting: 17/07/2019 - Council (Item 23)
23 REVIEW OF POLLING DISTRICTS AND POLLING PLACES 2018/19 - FINAL PROPOSALS 
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To consider the report of the Borough Solicitor.
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - Final Polling Districts and Polling Places Review 2019 Proposals and Consultation comments, item 23
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- Appendix 2 eia polling districts, item 23
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- Revised Page 582 (Page 8 of App 1) Bickerstaffe, item 23
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Minutes:
Consideration was given to the report of the Borough Solicitor, as contained on pages 569 to 640 of the Book of Reports, which reviewed all Parliamentary Polling Districts and Polling Places and all Local Government Polling Districts and Polling Places at the same time, to comply with the Council's statutory duty.
The Mayor advised that a revised page 582 (Page 8 of Appendix 1) Bickerstaffe had been circulated separately.
The Leader gave an undertaking to consider a targeted campaign to increase the use of postal voting, whilst recognising the initial requirement for electors to complete registration forms.
RESOLVED: That the Final Schedule of Proposals as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, as revised on page 8 as circulated, be approved.