A Guide to the Voter Handbook - Flipbook - Page 1
The
Voter
Handbook
How to vote at the General Election,
including registration, methods of
voting and new ID requirements.
As the next UK Parliamentary General
Election approaches, we are inviting
employers to consider steps they can take
to facilitate their staff being able to vote.
Our Voter Handbook for employers has
been put together in collaboration with
The Politics Project and in line with Electoral
Commission guidance, and sets out details
on who can vote in UK parliamentary general
elections, how to register to vote, the
different methods of voting and the voter ID
requirements which have been introduced
since the last general election.
A report by the Electoral Commission from 2023
estimated that up to eight million people were missing
from the electoral register and that millions more were
not registered accurately. The Electoral Commission has
also highlighted to the Government that this means that
if a UK General Election was called today, around 14%
of the eligible population would not be able to vote. By
providing employees with information in a digestible
format about how they can register to vote, businesses
can help close this gap and assist their staff in exercising
their democratic rights.
What is the purpose of the
Handbook and will it make a
difference?
In simple terms, the purpose of
the Handbook is to encourage
and increase voter participation.
Participating in the democratic
process is an essential step for the
population to have a say in how their
community and country is run. We
know most businesses understand
the importance of promoting voter
participation, but want to engage
with their employees in a way
that is constructive, non-partisan
and sensitive to the diversity of
their employee base. We think the
Handbook offers one way to do this.
Evidence shows that companies that
carry out corporate voter engagement,
encouraging their employees to vote
in the run-up to elections, can make a
meaningful impact on voter turnout.
A 2019 study by the Harvard Kennedy
