Challenge an election result
How to make a challenge
To challenge an election you must apply to the Election Petitions Office. This is called issuing an election petition.
You바카라 사이트™ll need to send:
- an election petition
- an application to pay 바카라 사이트˜security for costs바카라 사이트™
The Election Petitions Office will stamp the petition before you send (바카라 사이트˜serve바카라 사이트™) it to the people you바카라 사이트™re complaining about (바카라 사이트˜the respondents바카라 사이트™). You can then apply to set a date for a hearing.
What to include in the petition
Your petition must say:
- why you바카라 사이트™re allowed to challenge the election result
- the date and result of the election
- the reason you바카라 사이트™re challenging the result, for example you think the votes were counted incorrectly
- what you would like to happen, for example a recount
For a UK Parliament election, you must also give the date the result was given to the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery. The person who oversaw the election (the 바카라 사이트˜returning officer바카라 사이트™) can tell you this.
You can use a template to help you write the petition.
You must sign the petition. You cannot ask a solicitor to sign it for you. If you바카라 사이트™re part of a group, you must all sign.
Application for 바카라 사이트˜security for costs바카라 사이트™
You바카라 사이트™ll need to make an application to pay 바카라 사이트˜security for costs바카라 사이트™. This covers the cost of going to court.
Fill in form N244 (the 바카라 사이트˜application notice바카라 사이트™) and send it with your petition.
Send your challenge
Send your petition and your application to pay 바카라 사이트˜security for costs바카라 사이트™ to the Election Petitions Office, along with your fees. The fees are:
- £646 to issue a petition
- £123 to apply for 바카라 사이트˜security for costs바카라 사이트™
Make your cheque or postal order payable to 바카라 사이트˜HM Courts and Tribunals Service바카라 사이트™.
You may be able to get help with court fees if you have little or no savings, are on certain benefits or have a low income.
The Election Petitions Office must receive your petition by the last day you바카라 사이트™re allowed to challenge the result.
Election Petitions Office
Room E105
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Election Petitions Office
election_petitions@justice.gov.uk
Phone: 0207 947 6877
Find out about call charges
You can also hand in your petition in person. The Election Petitions Office is open on weekdays from 9:30am to 4:30pm.
On the last day you바카라 사이트™re allowed to apply, you can apply any time before midnight. Put your petition in the letterbox outside room E110 if the office is closed.
Call the Royal Courts of Justice if you need to get access to the letterbox.
Royal Courts of Justice
Phone: 0207 947 6000
Find out about call charges
You must make a statement (바카라 사이트˜swear an affidavit바카라 사이트™) the next working day in front of a solicitor or a notary public. Your statement must confirm the day and time when you put the petition in the letterbox.