CaRT's Council voting opens

THE voting for election to Canal & River Trust Council opens today, 11th November, enabling boaters to cast their votes.

There will be just four places out of the 40 for representatives for boaters, the rest being taken up by chairmen of the 11 regional Waterway Partnerships, and others representing such as angling, nature and conservation.  The Council 'is responsible for the appointment of Trustees, helps to shape policies and provides guidance and perspective to Trustees'.

Four weeks

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 four weeks until midnight on Friday 11th December to login to cast their vote online and see the manifestos at:

www.votebyinternet.com/CRTelections2015.

The results will be announced on Monday 14th December and the elected candidates will take up their voluntary posts on the Council for four years starting in March 2016.