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Voting and Elections
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Apply to vote by proxy
If you’re unable to vote in person you can ask someone to vote on your behalf. This is called a proxy vote.
Contact your local Electoral Registration Office
Contact your local Electoral Registration Office if you have a question about registering to vote, including: - opting in or out of the ‘open register’ - the version of the electoral register that’s available to anyone who wants to buy a copy - checking if you’ve already registered to vote
Register to vote
Use this service to apply to register to vote.
Register to vote (Crown servants and British Council employees)
Use this service to get on the electoral register or to update your details if you’re likely to be posted abroad as: - a Crown servant (for example diplomatic or overseas civil service) - a British Council employee the spouse or civil partner of a Crown servant or British Council employee
Register to vote (armed forces)
Use this service to get on the electoral register or to update your details if you do not have a permanent home address in the UK and you’re: - a member of the armed forces - the spouse or civil partner of someone in the armed forces
The electoral register and the 'open register'
The electoral register (sometimes called the ‘electoral roll’) lists the names and addresses of everyone who’s registered to vote.
Types of election, referendums, and who can vote
Contents - General Election - Local government - European Parliament - Scottish Parliament - Northern Ireland Assembly - National Assembly for Wales - Local mayors, Mayor of London and London Assembly - Police and Crime Commissioner - Referendums
Voting when you’re abroad
Voting when you’re abroad How you vote when you’re abroad depends on: - where you want to vote - whether you’ll be abroad temporarily or living abroad
Ways of voting
Contents - Overview - Voting in person - Voting by post - Voting by proxy