How do I get on to the electoral register or change my details?
Refer to the website www.aboutmyvote.co.uk, to find the telephone number of your local Electoral Registration Office (ERO) to check if you are on the register, to find out your electoral number, to get on to the register, or to change your details if you have moved house. There are deadlines to enable you to vote in each election, so the sooner you do this the better. For example, the deadline for an election in May is usually a Wednesday in the middle of April.
Students can register at either or both of their home address and their university (term time) address. However, they must only vote once at any election.
If you think you may be away when the election takes place, you can apply for a postal vote. Postal votes are sent out earlier than the ballot and give you more time to consider for whom you will vote, so you may want to have a postal vote every time. You can download an application form from www.aboutmyvote.co.uk or obtain one from the Electoral Registration Office – call freephone 0800 980 0471. There are deadlines to apply for postal votes in each election, so the sooner you do this the better. The deadline for applications for postal votes in a 3 May 2012 election is around Wednesday 18 April at 5 p.m.
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Refer to the website www.aboutmyvote.co.uk, to find the telephone number of your local Electoral Registration Office (ERO) to check if you are on the register, to find out your electoral number, to get on to the register, or to change your details if you have moved house. There are deadlines to enable you to vote in each election, so the sooner you do this the better. For example, the deadline for an election in May is usually a Wednesday in the middle of April.
Students can register at either or both of their home address and their university (term time) address. However, they must only vote once at any election.
If you think you may be away when the election takes place, you can apply for a postal vote. Postal votes are sent out earlier than the ballot and give you more time to consider for whom you will vote, so you may want to have a postal vote every time. You can download an application form from www.aboutmyvote.co.uk or obtain one from the Electoral Registration Office – call freephone 0800 980 0471. There are deadlines to apply for postal votes in each election, so the sooner you do this the better. The deadline for applications for postal votes in a 3 May 2012 election is around Wednesday 18 April at 5 p.m.
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