January 6, 2017 | Malcolm Bell | Leave a comment As part of the Bramley Neighbourhood Plan process, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council (BDBC) have issued the “Notice of Referendum”. This is the document that supplies the full details about the referendum process with respect to how to register to vote if you are not yet registered to vote. If you are already registered to vote in Local and Government Elections for the Parish of Bramley, you are registered to vote in this referendum and will receive your voting cards in the post before the referendum date. If you going to be away on the day of the vote, you are able to vote by Proxy or Postal Vote. The key dates on when new registrations and proxy/postal applications are shown below. The official Notice of Referendum can be downloaded from the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council website at: http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/BramleyNP The following link is the official notice in PDF format from the BDBC website: Notice of Referendum The details below were accurate as of Friday 6th January 2017 and any updates will be posted here as soon as possible. Please check the Basingstoke and Deane website when close to the cut off dates shown below. -2775Days -20Hours -57Mins -11Secs A Referendum will be held on Thursday 9th February 2017 to decide on the following question – “Do you want Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to use the neighbourhood plan for Bramley to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?” Applications to register to vote or to vote by post or proxy should be made to the Electoral Registration Officer at Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council , Civic Offices, London Road, Basingstoke RG21 4AH based on the deadlines set out below. Application Deadline for receipt New applications to register to vote Tuesday 24th January 2017 New applications to vote by post or requests to cancel or amend an existing postal or proxy vote 5.00 pm on Wednesday 25th January 2017 New applications to vote by proxy 5.00 pm on Wednesday 1st February 2017 Applications for an emergency proxy vote 5.00 pm on Thursday 9th February 2017 Notice given on Thursday 5th January 2017 Civic Offices London Road Basingstoke RG21 4AH Mel Barrett Counting Officer Last updated: January 11, 2017 at 17:03 pm