Serve your election petition

You should only contact the people you바카라 사이트™re complaining about (바카라 사이트˜the respondents바카라 사이트™) once the Elections Petitions Office has stamped your petition. You must give (바카라 사이트˜serve바카라 사이트™) them the petition within 5 working days of paying the 바카라 사이트˜security for costs바카라 사이트™.

The person who won the election must be one of the respondents, even if you do not think they바카라 사이트™ve done anything wrong.

What you must send

Send each respondent copies of:

  • a letter (바카라 사이트˜notice of presentation바카라 사이트™) from your solicitor if you have one
  • the petition you sent to the Election Petitions Office
  • the letter from the Election Petitions Office showing the amount of 바카라 사이트˜security for costs바카라 사이트™ and how you바카라 사이트™re paying (cash or guarantees)
  • promises (바카라 사이트˜affidavits바카라 사이트™) from the people who guarantee to pay (바카라 사이트˜sureties바카라 사이트™) if relevant

You must also send copies to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Director of Public Prosecutions
Rose Court
2 Southwark Bridge
London
SE1 9HS

You can send your documents:

  • in person
  • by first class post
  • through a solicitor

The court will consider documents to be served 2 days after they were posted if that바카라 사이트™s a working day, or the next working day if it is not.