To vote or stand in the General Election on 11 December 2024, you must be registered to vote.
Register to vote by Friday 22 November, 3pm.
It's easy to register to vote! Download the form below and return it to the Greffe Office, or collect a paper copy from the Committee Office.
To check if you are registered: call 832012, email greffier@sarkgov.co.uk or enquire at the Greffe Office. Greffe Office opening hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 2.30pm to 4pm.
Register to vote
Timetable for General Election
Stand as a candidate
Stand as a candidate
Timetable for General Election
Stand as a candidate
Timetable for General Election
Timetable for General Election
Timetable for General Election
THREE REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE and stand as a candidate:
1. Your vote is your voice
2. Voting is an opportunity for change
3. Sark is your community, your home
Many people in many places do not have the freedom to vote. No matter who you support or what you believe, it’s important to exercise your rights.
In Sark you can now vote at 16 and 17.
ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE:
To vote, you must:
- be 16 years or over
- be ordinarily resident in Sark
- have been ordinarily resident in Sark throughout any period of 24 months since you were 13
- not (age apart) subject to any legal disability
It's easy to register to vote! Download the form below and return it to the Greffe Office, or collect a paper copy from the Committee Office.
To check if you are registered: call 832012, email greffier@sarkgov.co.uk or enquire at the Greffe Office. Greffe Office opening hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 2.30pm to 4pm.
Stand as a candidate:
Become a Conseiller and you will have the opportunity to make a real, meaningful difference to our community. These include developing a strategic plan for Sark, taking forward greener solutions to our power, waste and sewage challenges, investigating practical, innovative and affordable solutions for our infrastructure challenges.
Unlike many other jurisdictions, Sark's Chief Pleas is in a very fortuitous position where we can propose, approve and implement decisions in a relatively short timeframe.
Join Chief Pleas and help move our community forward and see the results of your positive work in years, not decades.
Eligibility to stand
Working with the Civil Service
Induction and support
To stand as a candidate, you must:
(1) be registered on the electoral roll
(2) not be an alien (per UK law)
(3) not be the Seigneur, the Seneschal, the Prévôt, the Greffier or the Treasurer (or a deputy thereof)
(4) have been nominated using the form below
(5) be 18 years or over
The deadline for nominations (delivered to the Speaker of Chief Pleas, as Returning Officer) is Friday, 29 November at 12 noon.
Induction and support
Working with the Civil Service
Induction and support
Newly elected Conseillers are offered support by the Speaker of Chief Pleas and Deputy Speaker of Chief Pleas to understand the Rules of Procedure, particularly in relation to Committee elections.
An induction program for Conseillers, including on the role of Conseillers as legislators, behaviours and standards for Members of Chief Pleas, Sark as part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the budgetary process, and working with the Civil Service is being developed.
Read about the Rules of Procedure:
Working with the Civil Service
Working with the Civil Service
Chief Pleas meetings and Committee work
We have increased our civil service capacity. Chief Pleas now has greater structure and support through a small, professional civil service.
The role of the civil service is to provide evidence-based policy advice and strategic planning so as to drive delivery. This affords greater assurance of essential public service delivery and for Chief Pleas to focus on legislative and policy direction.
Chief Pleas meetings and Committee work
Chief Pleas meetings and Committee work
Chief Pleas meetings and Committee work
The most public aspect of a Conseiller is making decisions in Chief Pleas, Sark's parliament, which meets five or so times a year. Activities include making legislation, debating policy and oversight of Committees.
A larger proportion of a Conseiller's time is spent contributing to the work of Committees. Committees are agents of Chief Pleas, responsible for policy making and, in many cases, lead day-to-day delivery of public services.
Read about Committees' mandates and operational functions:
Time commitment
Chief Pleas meetings and Committee work
Time commitment
Conseillers are expected to attend all meetings of Chief Pleas. This often involve preparation time, for example, meeting with stakeholders and briefings from Committees.
The workload of a Conseiller varies depending on the number of Committee membership and the mandate of the Committee(s).
Conseillers are not renumerated.
Code of Conduct
Chief Pleas meetings and Committee work
Time commitment
Conseillers are required to abide by a Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct sets out the expected behaviour of a Conseiller based around the Seven Principles of Public Life (the 'Nolan Principles') and helps them understand their role and responsibilities, to Chief Pleas and the community.
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REGISTER TO VOTE
To vote or stand in the General Election on 11 December 2024, you must be registered to vote.