Mansfield District Council is urging residents to head to the polls on 2 May and have their say.
British, Commonwealth and European Union citizens living in the UK are eligible to vote in elections to elect a new East Midlands Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
If you are registered to vote and have applied for a postal vote, make sure you send the completed pack to us before 2 May. You can also drop off completed postal vote packs at your local polling station on 2 May if you don’t post in time.
If you are registered to vote but have not applied for a postal vote, you will have received a polling card in the post and you will need to go to your local polling station to vote.
Polling stations are open from 7am to 10pm on polling day (Thursday 2 May).
Adam Hill, Returning Officer for Mansfield District Council, said: “When I say that every vote matters, I really do mean it – in the 2023 local elections, some seats were won by just a few votes.
“Not exercising your democratic right to vote could make all the difference, so I’d urge you to mark the date in your diary and get out to vote!”
Details of your polling station are available online (opens in new window) and will also be on your polling card. Your polling station might have changed since the last elections so make sure to check your poll card for the correct information.
You do not need to take your polling card with you, but it will speed things up at the polling station if you do.
You will need to bring an accepted form of photo ID to vote (opens in new window).
Pencils will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own pen or pencil to use. Once the polls close at 10pm, all the ballot boxes will be taken to the Civic Centre, Chesterfield Road South, where the votes will be verified before being counted on Friday 3 May.
If you’re not able to get down to a polling station to vote, or can’t send a postal vote, you can nominate someone else to vote on your behalf – this is called a proxy vote. Details of how to do this are available on our website (opens in new window). You’ll need to have nominated a proxy by 5pm on Wednesday 24 April.
For further information on elections visit our elections section.