Two weeks today, you'll have the chance to vote in the local elections. To reduce and prevent voter fraud, everyone will need to show photographic ID when they go to a polling station before they receive their ballot paper.
You can use various forms of ID, including a driving licence, passport, Older Person’s Bus Pass, a blue badge or Disabled Person’s Bus Pass. For more information on which forms of photo ID will be accepted, see here or call their helpline on 0800 328 0280.
Anyone who doesn’t have an accepted form of identification can now apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate (VAC) at https://voter-authority-certificate.service.gov.uk/
The deadline to do so is Tuesday the 25th of April.
There is no need for you to provide photographic ID if you vote by post - and if you’re registered for a proxy vote (which is where someone else votes on the voters behalf), then your proxy will need to provide their own ID, not the electors.
Don't lose your vote.
