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Voting
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Services
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Register to vote
Get on the electoral register so you can vote in elections and referendums.
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The electoral register and the 'open register'
What happens if you do not register to vote, when you can register in more than one place, how to view the electoral register, opting out of the 'open register' and when you can register anonymously
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Contact your local Electoral Registration Office
Contact your local council's Electoral Registration Office if you have a question about registering to vote
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Voting when you’re abroad
How to vote if you're going to be abroad temporarily on election day, and what to do if you're moving overseas long term
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Ways of voting
An overview of voting in the UK, including when to register to vote, voting in person, postal and proxy voting
Guidance and regulation
- Registering to vote: easy read guide
- Registering to vote: qualitative research project
- UK/Luxembourg: Agreement on the Participation in Certain Elections of Nationals of Each Country Resident in the Territory of the Other [CS Luxembourg No.1/2019]
- UK/Portugal: Agreement Regarding the Participation in Local Elections of Nationals of Each State Resident in the Other’s Territory [CS Portugal No.1/2019]
News and communications
- British Embassy deploys election observers for Guatemalan national elections
- Minister for the Cabinet Office appoints two new Members of the Boundary Commission for England
- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster's letters to the Electoral Commission, the Wales Electoral Coordination Board and the Scottish Elections Management Board: 8 April 2019
- British Embassy, Prensa Libre and Guatevision join project to present political forums