BOATERS are being asked to cast their votes for the next Canal and River Trust council election.
The Council is made up of 40 nominated, co-opted or elected members as well as the Chairs of 11 regional waterway partnerships.
Together they reflect the wide appeal of the waterways, from boating and angling through to walking and conservation. The council is responsible for the appointment of trustees, helps to shape policies and provides guidance and perspective to trustees.
Electoral Reform Services (ERS), which is managing the process independently of the trust, will email a unique login to everyone eligible to vote and send a login code by post to people without email.
Voters have until midnight on Friday, December 11, to log in to cast their vote online at votebyinternet.com/CRTelections2015.
The results will be announced on Monday, December 14, and the elected candidates will take up their voluntary posts on the council for four years starting in March 2016.
You can read the candidates’ manifestos at votebyinternet.com/CRTelections2015.
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