Local Government (Elections) Act 1999

The returning officer may, after consultation with the LGA conducted in such manner as the returning officer thinks fit, arrange advertising (the costs of which are recoverable from councils in accordance with a scheme determined by the returning officer) for the purposes of—

informing electors on access to information relating to candidates; and

encouraging voting at elections; and

informing electors about postal voting and the method of voting; and

advising potential electors (other than those referred to in section 14(1)(a)) of the requirement to apply to be enrolled on the voters roll.

Each council—

must, in a year in which a periodic election is to be held, during the period commencing on 1 January of that year and ending on the day fixed by the returning officer for the close of the roll, inform potential electors in its area (other than those referred to in section 14(1)(a)) of the requirement to apply to be enrolled on the voters roll in accordance with the community engagement charter; and

may arrange advertising relating to any matters referred to in subsection (1).

In this section—