... You’ll need photo ID to vote at polling stations from 4th May

FROM 4TH MAY 2023, voters in England will need to show photo ID to vote at polling stations in some elections. This will apply to:

• Local elections

• Police and Crime Commissioner elections

• UK parliamentary by-elections

• Recall petitions

From October 2023 it will also apply to UK General elections.

If you don‘t have accepted photo ID, you can apply for a free voter ID document, which is known as a Voter Authority Certificate.

The deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate for the local elections in England on 4 May 2023 is 5pm on Tuesday 25th April 2023.

You need to be registered to vote before you apply for a Voter Authority Certificate.

When you register to vote, you’ll be asked whether you have photo ID or if you want to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate.

Apply for photo ID to vote

It’s free to apply. You’ll need:

• a recent, digital photo of yourself

• your National Insurance number

You can still apply if you do not have a National Insurance number. You’ll need to provide other documents to prove your identity, for example a birth certificate, bank statement and utility bill.

Voting by post

You don’t need photo ID to vote by post, so you don’t need to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate if you choose to vote this way.

Is Electoral Fraud a problem?

Information from the Electoral Commission’s website

• In 2018, there was no evidence of largescale electoral fraud.

• Of the 266 cases that were investigated by the police, one led to a conviction, and two suspects accepted police cautions.

• In 2017, there was one conviction and eight suspects accepted police cautions.

Source: www. electoralcommission.org.uk

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