The Voter Handbook - Flipbook - Page 2
Key takeaways
� If you are eligible to vote in UK
parliamentary general elections then
you will need to be registered to vote.
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To vote by proxy, you must
apply for someone else to vote
on your behalf. For further
details, see Section 6.
� The different ways to register are
contained in Section 3 of this handbook � If you choose to vote in person, you
must show photo ID at the polling
and you can also register to vote online
station on election day. This is a new
at www.gov.uk/electoral-register.
requirement so it’s important to be
� You need to register by the deadline
aware of this and have the necessary
which is 12 working days before the
ID with you. There are multiple forms
general election to be able to vote in it.
of ID that you can use (see Section 7
for a full list and further information).
� Assuming you are registered,
there are 3 different ways to vote:
in person, by post, or by proxy
(see Section 4 for details):
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To vote in person, you will
need to visit a polling station
on the day of the election.
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To vote by post, you must apply
to do so, and make sure your
vote reaches the elections
team at your local council
by 10pm on polling day.
� In UK parliamentary general elections
you can vote for the Member of
Parliament for your constituency,
which is based on where you
live in the UK (see Section 5).