Voter ID – you WILL need it for ALL elections in England

With a General Election happening on 4 July 2024, a reminder that it is compulsory to show an approved form of photo ID for ALL local and national government elections in England.

Find out more and check you have the correct ID, visit this website:

https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/voter-id

If you DON’T have an accepted form of ID you can apply for a VOTER AUTHORITY CERTIFICATE by following this link:

https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate

The deadline to apply for a voter authority certificate is 5pm on 26 June 2024.

The deadline to apply in order to vote in the May local elections is 11:59pm on 18 June 2024.

Electoral Commission poster about needing voter ID - website is electoralcommission.org.uk/voterid and phone number is 08003280280

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Voter ID – you WILL need it for ALL elections in England

With a General Election happening on 4 July 2024, a reminder that it is compulsory to show an approved form of photo ID for ALL local and national government elections in England.

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