For those of us with local elections in May we are now in the regulated period of the election.
This began on Tuesday 28 March. From this point all campaign costs need to be declared as election expenses. Even if you hand in your candidate nomination paperwork after 28 March we would still advise declaring your campaign expenses from this point.
Remember the deadline to submit your nomination papers is 4pm on Tuesday 4 April. Book an appointment to go into your elections office a few days earlier so they can check your forms. If there are any errors you then have time to correct them.
Advice and resources on how to record your expenses and complete an expense return can be found in our Local Election Agent Toolkit and Election Expenses Toolkit. You can find both on the links below:
Remember all campaign material from this point MUST have an election imprint. More information on election imprints can be found here.
If you have not let ALDC know the Lib Dem candidates standing in your local area, please let us know here. We can then offer support through our Election Briefing emails from now until after the elections.
ALDC members can access support and advice right up until polling day using our advice line (0161 302 7532) weekdays from 9:30am to 5pm, or by emailing advice@aldc.org.