How do I vote?

You need to be registered in order to vote.

Who can vote?

You're allowed to vote if:

• you're 18 or over
  
• you're a British, Commonwealth, Irish and other European Union citizen
  
• you're a member of the armed forces - or their spouse
  
• you're a crown servant employed outside the United Kingdom*
  
• a UK citizen based overseas** 

* crown servants and european citizens are only allowed to vote in European and local elections.

** overseas electors are only allowed to vote in Parliamentary and European elections.

Polling Cards

Shortly before an election everyone in your home who is eligible to vote will receive a poll card.

The poll card will tell you:

• the date of the election
• where your polling station is
• how you can get a postal vote or proxy vote
• what times you can vote

You don't need to take the poll card with you to be able to vote.

If you're a permanent postal voter, you won't receive a poll card - but you will receive a pre-poll information pack telling you when your ballot papers will arrive and when you need to return them. 

Polling Stations

• Polls open at 7am and close at 10pm.
  

   

• When you arrive at your polling station you'll be asked to confirm your name and address and we will then give you a ballot paper.
  
• You can then take the ballot paper(s) to the voting booth and mark with a "X" the candidate you wish to vote for.
  
• Fold the ballot paper(s) and put it in the ballot box.

Find your polling station

Links

Frequently asked questions

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Contact

Electoral Enquiries
Telephone: (01902) 696121
Fax: (01902) 696800
Email: elections@sstaffs.gov.uk

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