The Church Electoral Roll is the church's register of electors; that is the list of those qualified to attend and to vote at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting where the elections take place for the Parochial Church Council (PCC) and the parish's representatives on the deanery synod.
Renewal of the electoral roll takes place every six years (next renewal is in 2013). In a year of renewal, no names are carried over from the old roll and everyone must make a new application to be included on the new roll.
By enrolling you become a voting member of the Church of England and so help to ensure that all the synodical councils of the Church, the PCC, deanery synod, diocesan synod and the General Synod are fully representative of its members.
Each parish has an electoral roll officer who can be contacted via a member of staff or a church warden.