RESIDENTS in Bolton have one day left to register to vote in the upcoming local elections.
After 5pm tomorrow, people will not be able to register to vote.
Postal vote applications must be posted to the Elections Office in the Town Hall or in the applications box at the One Stop Shop Reception in the Town Hall.
Voters go to the polls on Thursday, May 3, and candidates will be fighting for 22 Bolton Council seats.
Postal ballot packs will be handed to Royal Mail on Friday, April 20, and issued by first-class post.
Application for a postal vote must be made in writing and a form for applying can be found on the council’s website. Postal voters must be registered to vote so anyone planning to take part in the elections, and are not currently on the electoral register, has until April 18.
If anyone has not received their postal vote papers by April 25, they should contact the council elections office on 01204 333843, 331248 or 338784.
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