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This is an easy read step by step guide which will help you complete an application for a postal vote online.
Dates when the clocks go back or forward in 2024, 2025, 2026 - includes British Summer Time, Greenwich Mean Time
This is an easy read step by step guide which will help you complete an application for a proxy vote online.
A step-by-step, easy read guide to registering to vote, for people with a learning disability. This guide is an example of an application to register to vote.
An overview of the process by which bills become law.
An easy read guide to applying for a Voter Authority Certificate. This is a step by step guide on how to complete the application.
This guidance provides detailed advice on good election security practice. If you are an election candidate, please visit the Candidate Security Guidance Collection linked at the top of this page to find the specific informa…
Your Vote Matters aims to give people the knowledge and skills to influence local and national politics.
Find out how to buy print copies of official documents (command, House of Commons and un-numbered act papers) and how to be listed as a supplier of print copies.
Guidance about the work of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Treaty Section.
Advice for civil servants and policymakers on taking account of devolution when working on policies and managing services.
The devolution guidance notes (DGNs) set out advice on working arrangements between the UK government and the devolved administrations.
The Royal Mencap Society has developed an easy-to-read guide about voting and registering to vote.
Individual Electoral Registration gives everyone who is eligible to vote control over their own registration and the option to register online.
This guidance is designed to help officials deal with some commonly occurring policy issues that are dealt with by adopting a commonly occurring legislative solution.
Members of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel share their experience of working in the office.
The new digital imprints regime for political campaigning will increase transparency for voters and empower them to make informed decisions.
This note describes the operation of the First Past The Post and Alternative Vote systems.
This guidance, for members of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (OPC), explains how to draft amendments to bills.
Videos created by the Electoral Commission offering valuable insights into how to improve the accessibility of elections for everyone.
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