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Electoral registration and voting

Register of Electors

• Electoral registration : Rolling registration
  (takes place between December and August)
   
• Electoral registration : Annual canvass of Electors for the Register of Electors
  (takes place during : September, October and November only)
   
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Electoral registration : Rolling registration
(takes place between December and August)

A new Register of Electors is published each year which is effective from 1st December in one year to 30th November in the next. You can only vote if your name is on the register and the registers are compiled from information supplied by householders during the annual canvass which is carried out during the autumn each year. Electoral registration forms are sent to each household for completion.

If you move, or did not register during the autumn, you can apply to have your name added to the register. Valid claims for voter re-registration are dealt with on a monthly basis and a timetable showing the dates for additions to the 2007/08 register are shown below :

• Last date for receipt of applications : Tuesday, 11 December 2007
  to be effective from : Wednesday, 2 January 2008
• Last date for receipt of applications : Thursday, 10 January 2008
  to be effective from : Friday, 1 February 2008
• Last date for receipt of applications : Friday, 8 February 2008
  to be effective from : Monday, 3 March 2008
• Last date for receipt of applications : Monday, 10 March 2008
  to be effective from : Tuesday, 1 April 2008
• Last date for receipt of applications : Wednesday 9th April 2008
  (extended to 16th April for May Elections)
  to be effective from : Thursday, 1 May 2008
• Last date for receipt of applications : Friday, 9 May 2008
  to be effective from : Monday, 2 June 2008
• Last date for receipt of applications : Monday, 9 June 2008
  to be effective from : Tuesday, 1 July 2008
• Last date for receipt of applications : Thursday 10 July 2008
  to be effective from : Friday, 1 August 2008
• Last date for receipt of applications : Friday, 8 August 2008
  to be effective from : Monday, 1 September 2008
• No updates during Annual Canvass

Request a voter registration form :

• on-line voter registration request form (requires Adobe Acrobat)

If you need to re-register or your circumstances have changed since the registers were compiled please contact the Electoral Registration Office.

If you wish to inspect your entry on the Register of Electors a copy is available at the Civic Centre during normal office hours.

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Electoral registration : Annual canvass of Electors for the Register of Electors
(takes place during : September, October and November only)

The annual canvass for the Register of Electors begins at the end of August each year and runs for three months. This canvass requests all householders to check the information currently contained on the Register of Electors. If the details are incorrect or have changed since the last update then now is the time to have the information changed.

If the details are correct and no changes are necessary, this year you can use an automated telephone or internet response service. This service is easy and convenient to use 24 hours per day, and you do not have to return your form.

The reference date for residence is 15th October, but householders are requested not to wait until then to return their forms.

Reminder forms will be sent in late September to households where no response has been received. However, it is inevitable that some will cross in the post.

By completing and returning the registration form (or using the telephone or internet response service), you will ensure that you can vote at next year's District Council Elections.

The new Register of Electors will be published on 1st December and it is available for inspection at the Civic Centre. Alternatively, you can contact Electoral Services to check your entry.

There are two versions of the Register produced; the full register and the edited register. The full register is for use by political parties, candidates and their agents for election purposes; for law enforcement, the prevention and detection of crime, and for credit referencing purposes. The edited version of the register is available for any purpose such as mail shots and if you wish your name to be excluded from the edited versions of the Register you can do so by ticking the "opt out" option on the form. A leaflet produced by the Electoral Commission is available on their website (see link below).

A copy of the Electoral Registration Form is also available to use below. This form requires a signature so it must be printed and cannot be returned on-line. (You can only use the telephone response service from the information supplied on your personal form delivered to your home).

• on-line voter registration request form (requires Adobe Acrobat)

If you have any queries please contact the Electoral Registration Office.

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See also :

• For information about moving and changing your address
• The Electoral Commission leaflets :
  • Important changes to the electoral register and how they affect you (opting out of the edited version of the electoral register) (.PDF 80kb)
  • Who has my personal details (.PDF 197kb)

 

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Frequently asked questions :

See electoral registration and voting FAQs :

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Related sections on this website :

Postal or proxy voting :

Elections :

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