The Voter Handbook - Flipbook - Page 11
6 | How to vote
Voting by Post
To apply for a postal vote you will need to provide your date of birth, National Insurance
number and signature on the application form to confirm your identity.
You must submit your application by the deadline, which is 5pm, 11 working days before
the poll.
You can choose to have a postal vote for only one upcoming election or for all elections for
the next three years. You would need to reapply for a postal vote every three years.
To apply for a postal vote, you must be
registered to vote.
You can apply to vote by post either:
How to vote by post
Once you have received your postal voting pack, check the contents carefully. It should
include:
1
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Instructions about how to cast your vote and how to return the postal vote;
Postal voting statement;
Envelope A for your completed ballot paper;
Return envelope B; and
The ballot paper or papers for the elections taking place.
2
Complete the postal voting statement carefully following the instructions.
3
Read the instructions on the ballot paper carefully. Some elections use different
voting systems, so you need to make sure you fill in each ballot paper correctly. In
UK parliamentary general elections you will need to mark an ‘X’ next to your chosen
candidate.
Online (through GOV.uk); or
By downloading, printing and
completing a postal vote
application form.