Register to Vote by 18 June 2024
A General Election has been called for 4 July 2024. Register to vote by 11:59pm on 18 June 2024.
https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
If you have not already registered to vote in the General Election, the deadline is 18th June 2024 – or 19th June to register for a postal vote. Register here.
Remember Your Voter Photo ID
14,000 people were turned away at polling stations during the 2023 local elections in England – because they did not bring with them an acceptable form of voter ID . (Source ) Since May 2023, voters in England and Wales have been required to bring photo ID. 4th of July 2024 will be the first time voters must bring photo ID for a General Election.
“Voters in England need to show photo ID to vote at polling stations in the UK Parliamentary general election on 4 July. If you don’t have accepted photo ID, you can apply for a free voter ID document, which is known as a Voter Authority Certificate. The deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate to vote in the Parliamentary general election on Thursday 4 July is 5pm on Wednesday 26 June.”
https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections
See their full guidance here.
Accepted forms of ID
Acceptable types of photo ID include a UK driving licence, UK passport, Older Person’s Bus Pass funded by the UK Government, or a Blue Badge. See the full list here. You only need to show one form of photo ID. It needs to be the original version, and not a photocopy or a digital version.
If you don’t have an acceptable photo ID
Apply for a Voter Authority Certificate by 26 June here.
A proxy vote If you know you won’t be able to vote in person, you can get a proxy vote, which means you ask someone you trust to cast your vote for you. You can even get an emergency proxy on the day of the election itself. Find out more.
Remember the deadline to register to vote in the General Election is 18th June 2024. Register here.
Support Chorley’s Green candidate Mark Tebbutt
Unlike Labour and the Conservatives, we do not receive huge donations from trade unions, big business and the super rich. We rely on donations from individuals like you to support our grassroots campaign. All donations made will go towards Mark’s deposit as well as supporting election literature to be delivered to all households in Chorley so that our message can reach residents across the constituency. Support Mark here.
Information on this page has been drawn from the website of The Electoral Commission, the independent body which oversees elections in the UK. See their website for more.
