Voters urged to register to vote before it’s too late
With less than two weeks to go until the voter registration deadline for Essex County Council elections on 7 May, anyone who wants to vote must make sure they are registered in time.
Research shows that some groups, including young people, students and those who have recently moved, are less likely to be registered than others. The deadline to register to vote is midnight on Monday 20 April. Voters can apply online at gov.uk/register-to-vote. It takes just five minutes.
Once registered, voters have a range of options – they can vote in person, by post or by appointing someone they trust to vote on their behalf, known as a proxy vote.
Voters going to a polling station will need to show photo ID. To find out which ID you can use in the polling station, visit the Electoral Commission website. Most people already have valid photo ID and won’t need to take any action. If you do not have one of the accepted types of ID, you can apply for free ID at www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate or by completing and submitting a paper form to your local authority.
Clear, trusted information about registering to vote and all your voting options can be can be found on the Electoral Commission’s website.
The deadline to register to vote is midnight on 20 April.
The deadline to apply for a postal vote is 5pm on 21 April.
The deadline to apply for a proxy vote is 5pm on 28 April.
The deadline to apply to use the Voter Authority Certificate is 5pm on 28 April
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