Details of the Peterborough recall petition

After the appeal against her conviction for conspiring to pervert the course of justice was dismissed, the electors of Peterborough now have the opportunity to "recall" their MP and demand a by-election.

Parliamentary electors for the Peterborough constituency will receive a letter next week about the recall petition and where they can attend to sign.

Each elector will be allocated a signing station. There will be ten signing stations where people can attend to sign for the petition. Registered electors will be able to attend and sign a petition slip and place this in a ballot box at the signing place.

Signing places will be open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9am to 5pm, on Tuesdays from 7am to 5pm and on Thursdays from 9am to 10pm.

Electors will have six weeks to sign the recall petition with it closing at 5pm on Wednesday 1 May 2019. The extra two days added on to the six weeks are to take into account Good Friday (April 19) and Easter Monday (April 22) when the signing places will not open.

 Anyone wishing to sign the petition by post may do so and can apply for a postal/proxy petition at any point during the 6 week period.

If 10 per cent of the electorate, approximately 7,000 people, sign the petition, the current MP for Peterborough will lose her seat and a by-election will be triggered.

More details available from Peterborough Today

(Hat-tip to Minister of Memes for the above image.)

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