You’ll be pleased to hear that it’s not a “rip it up and start again” year this time! If you went on the Parish Electoral Roll last year, your name will be carried forward and you do NOT have to fill in another form. However, if for any reason you are not on our roll and would like to be included in our numbers, please apply now. You can do so using the link https://kidhp.churchsuite.com/-/forms/u7w2rnge.
Alternatively pick up a form from one of our churches, fill it in and return it to a church warden, a member of the clergy or to Lesley Smith (Electoral Roll Officer). Many thanks.
The parish electoral roll is a register of the lay members of the parish who are entitled to vote at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM). Those on the roll are also eligible to be elected to lay representative positions on their PCC and Deanery Synod. Deanery synod representatives may then be elected to diocesan synod and general synod. The total number on the parish electoral roll, as presented at the APCM, is an important factor in determining the number of lay representatives (parochial and deanery synod) that a parish may have, whilst being only a small component of how the parish share allocation is determined.
The only qualifications required are to be resident, baptised, 16 or over, self-declared member of the Church of England (or church in communion with it) and not ordained. Where you are not resident in the parish, you need to attend worship (at least monthly) for over six months and still meet the other conditions.
Note: Anyone wishing to stand for election to the Parochial Church Council or Deanery Synod must have had their name entered on the Church Electoral Roll for not less than six months prior to the election (except in the case of those under the age of eighteen) and be an ‘actual communicant’.
The roll must capture names, residential address and an email address where one is given in the application form. However, the electoral roll that is displayed, in accordance with data protection requirements, must only display names – no other personal data. The roll is available for inspection on a reasonable request being made to the PCC, but again only names must be made available, no other personal data. If an individual does not want their name to be publicly displayed, they cannot be on the church electoral roll.