May Elections - Why Go To A Polling Station - Get A Postal Vote

1st February 2021

If you are worried about voting in the May elections by going to a polling station and wish to avoid another place mixing with people bot voters and polling staff then why not act now and get a postal vote.

How to apply to vote by post

There is no prescribed postal vote application form and so an application can be made on any form, although there are requirements for the signature and date of birth to be presented in a specific format.

A postal vote application must be made in writing and be dated,but can be in any format: a letter, a fax, an email with a scanned signature or an application form are acceptable, as long as the personal identifier information is clear and provided in the prescribed format.

Applications sent by fax must be legible and the personal identifiers need to be set out in the prescribed manner. Applications submitted as a scanned attachment to an email should also be accepted, although there must be a legible scanned image of the signature on the application attached.

Unlike applications to register, postal vote applications cannot be made online or by telephone.

Where a registration application is made online and the applicant indicates that they wish to vote by post and provides their email address, the IER Digital Service will automatically email them a postal vote application form to print off and complete and return to their ERO. Where the applicant does not provide their email address but indicates that they wish to vote by post, you will be notified by the IER Digital Service and need to send them a paper copy of the application form.

You only have to apply once and at every election you will receive a postal vote and you can change back any time. Best way not to miss your vote.

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