Are you registered to vote?
If not register now – anyone over the age of 16 can register but only those who are 18 on polling day can vote.
Voter ID required from 4th May 2023
From 4th May 2023 you’ll need one of the following types of photo ID to vote:
• a UK or Northern Ireland photocard driving licence (full or provisional)
• a driving licence issued by the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands
• a passport issued by the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or a Commonwealth country
• a PASS card (National Proof of Age Standards Scheme)
• a Blue Badge
• a biometric residence permit (BRP)
• a Defence Identity Card (MOD form 90)
• a national identity card issued by the EU, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein
• a Northern Ireland Electoral Identity Card
• a Voter Authority Certificate
• an Anonymous Elector’s Document
You can also use one of the following travel passes as photo ID when you vote:
• an older person’s bus pass
• a disabled person’s bus pass
• an Oyster 60+ card
• a Freedom Pass
• a Scottish National Entitlement Card (NEC)
• a 60 and Over Welsh Concessionary Travel Card
• a Disabled Person’s Welsh Concessionary Travel Card
• a Northern Ireland concessionary travel pass
The photo on your ID must look like you. You can still use your ID even if it has expired.
If you’re voting by proxy:
You’ll need to take your own ID when you go to vote on someone else’s behalf. You do not need to take theirs.
If you’ve changed your name:
The name on your ID must match your name on the electoral register. If it does not, you’ll need to either:
• Register to vote again with your new details
• take a document with you to vote that proves you’ve changed your name (for example, a marriage certificate)
Small differences do not matter. For example, if your ID says ‘Jim Smith’ instead of ‘James Smith’.
Apply for a Voter Authority Certificate if you have no Photo ID:
If you do not have a type of photo ID that allows you to vote, you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate Apply for photo ID to vote (called a ‘Voter Authority Certificate’). Click here to apply.
Register for a Postal Vote:
To register for a postal vote you will need to download the form, print and complete it – if you do not have access to a printer but would like a form let me know and I can drop one round to you if you live in Clewer & Dedworth East ward. Click here to download postal vote application form.
You must return your postal vote application form by 5pm, 11 working days before the poll.
For RBWM you must post your form to:
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Electoral Registration Officer
Town Hall
St Ives Road
Maidenhead
SL6 1RF
For RBWM you must post your form to:
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Electoral Registration Officer
Town Hall
St Ives Road
Maidenhead
SL6 1RF
But the most important thing is to ensure you have registered to vote so you can have your say on 4th May!
Please let us know if you have any questions.
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