CHURCH ELECTORAL ROLL
The Church Electoral Roll is the parish church’s register of members and is the list of those qualified to attend and to vote at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (The Church's AGM) in the elections for the parochial church council and the parish’s representatives on the deanery synod. Any person entitled to attend the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) may raise any question of parochial or general church interest. The name of anyone wishing to serve on the Parochial Church Council must have been on the Electoral Roll for at least 6 months.
Who can apply to have their name on the Roll?
To be on the electoral roll a person needs to have been baptised, be at least 16 years old and either:
1. Living in the parish and a member of the Church of England or a Church in communion with the Church of England;
OR
2. Not resident in the parish but is a member of the Church of England (or a Church with which the Church of England is in communion) and has regularly attended worship in the parish during the six months prior to enrolment;
OR
3. A member in good standing of a Church which subscribes to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity and they are prepared to declare themselves a member of the Church of England, having regularly attended worship during the six months prior to enrolment.
Preparation of a new Roll
In 2025, and every six years, each parish is required to prepare a new electoral roll. In Thurlestone the preparation of the new electoral roll began on Sunday March 16th when it was announced to the congregation in the church. During the period of preparation of the roll, members on the previous roll need to apply to be included - inclusion is not automatic - by filling out an application for enrolment form. New people can also apply during this period. The preparation of the new roll will be completed on Sunday April 27th.
If you wish your name to be included in the new Church Electoral Roll, please download an application form HERE and return it by Sunday April 27th to Elizabeth Webb, the Electoral Roll Officer, at Old Mill Cottage, West Buckland, Nr Kingsbridge, Devon TQ7 3AG. The Electoral Roll Privacy Notice may also be viewed HERE.
Once the revision or the new roll is completed a copy will be put up near the main door of the church by May 6th. Prior to the APCM corrections may be made to the entries on the roll, for example how a name is spelt or amending the details of an address. However no names can be added or removed until after the APCM on Tuesday May 20th at 10.00 a.m. in the Church Meeting Room.
Electoral Roll Officer
Who can apply to have their name on the Roll?
To be on the electoral roll a person needs to have been baptised, be at least 16 years old and either:
1. Living in the parish and a member of the Church of England or a Church in communion with the Church of England;
OR
2. Not resident in the parish but is a member of the Church of England (or a Church with which the Church of England is in communion) and has regularly attended worship in the parish during the six months prior to enrolment;
OR
3. A member in good standing of a Church which subscribes to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity and they are prepared to declare themselves a member of the Church of England, having regularly attended worship during the six months prior to enrolment.
Preparation of a new Roll
In 2025, and every six years, each parish is required to prepare a new electoral roll. In Thurlestone the preparation of the new electoral roll began on Sunday March 16th when it was announced to the congregation in the church. During the period of preparation of the roll, members on the previous roll need to apply to be included - inclusion is not automatic - by filling out an application for enrolment form. New people can also apply during this period. The preparation of the new roll will be completed on Sunday April 27th.
If you wish your name to be included in the new Church Electoral Roll, please download an application form HERE and return it by Sunday April 27th to Elizabeth Webb, the Electoral Roll Officer, at Old Mill Cottage, West Buckland, Nr Kingsbridge, Devon TQ7 3AG. The Electoral Roll Privacy Notice may also be viewed HERE.
Once the revision or the new roll is completed a copy will be put up near the main door of the church by May 6th. Prior to the APCM corrections may be made to the entries on the roll, for example how a name is spelt or amending the details of an address. However no names can be added or removed until after the APCM on Tuesday May 20th at 10.00 a.m. in the Church Meeting Room.
Electoral Roll Officer