What happens if you are unable to get to a polling station to vote? Whatever the reason, you don’t need to lose your chance to vote – you can do it by post or by asking someone to be your proxy. Read on to find out more.
Postal voting means that you receive your ballot paper through your letterbox a few weeks before the election. You then cast your vote and put it in the post – no need for a stamp.
You can apply for a postal vote on the Government’s website.
If you already have a postal vote, there have been some changes this year. Make sure you visit our electoral webpages to find out what those changes mean for you.
Voting by proxy means that you have given someone else permission to vote on your behalf. There are only a few circumstances when this is allowed, and you should only apply for a person you trust to cast your vote for you.
There is more information about proxy voting on our electoral pages and you are able to apply for someone to be your proxy on the Government’s website.
If someone has been your proxy in the past, or if you have acted as a proxy voter for someone else, in the past, there have been some important changes to the rules. Please have a read through the information on our How to vote page to find out if these changes affect you.
To apply to vote by post, or to elect a proxy, you will need to be registered to vote. You can do this in just a few minutes on the Government’s register to vote webpage.
