General Election postal votes
If you have not received your postal vote for the General Election on 4 July 2024, please call us on 01305 838299 so that a replacement can be issued.
You can now apply online to vote by post or download an application form.
Voting by post is an easy and convenient way of voting. You can apply to set up a postal vote for just one election, referendum or poll, for example if you're going to be on holiday on polling day, or for a specific period of time or for up to a maximum of 3 years. You can also have your postal vote sent to any address (including overseas).
Once your postal vote is set up, whenever an election, referendum or poll at which you are entitled to vote is called, you will be sent a postal poll card giving details of the forthcoming election, referendum or poll. This will be followed by a postal vote pack which will contain:
If you're registered to vote by post then you can't vote in person at a polling station and you must vote using the postal vote that will be sent to the address you've stated on your application form.
You will need to ensure your completed postal vote is returned in time to arrive by 10pm on the day of the election, referendum or poll. If it arrives later than 10pm, it will not be counted. If it's too late to post your completed postal vote, you can take the completed pack, sealed in the return envelope, to your local polling station by 10pm on polling day.
If you're in any doubt as to whether your circumstances will enable you to return your postal vote in time, for example if you are overseas, you may wish to consider voting by proxy instead.
If you don't receive your postal vote pack, lose or damage some of the contents or make a mistake on your ballot paper or postal voting statement, please contact Electoral Services as soon as possible. Please note, however, that replacements for postal vote packs that have not been received or which have been lost cannot be issued earlier than 4 working days before polling day.
If you want to change your postal voting arrangements, for example the address where you want your postal voting pack to be sent, you will need to complete and submit a new application form.
You can cancel your postal vote, but you must tell us in writing (by post or email).
You can now apply online to vote by post or alternatively you can download a paper application form. If you need a paper application form sent to you, please contact Electoral Services.
If you are not applying online to vote by post, your completed application form should be sent to Electoral Services (please note: you can email us a scan or photo of your completed form).