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    We’re the independent body which oversees elections and regulates political finance in the UK. We work to promote public confidence in the democratic process and ensure its integrity.

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    We provide guidance about the process of running elections, standing as a candidate, and campaigning at an election.

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    Find out everything you need to know about voting and elections, including information about upcoming elections in your area.

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Running electoral registration - Scotland

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Go to main guidance section: Running electoral registration - Scotland
  • Your role and responsibilities as Electoral Registration Officer
  • Your public engagement strategy and registration plan
  • Eligibility to register to vote
  • Special category electors
  • Inviting individuals to register to vote
  • How can individuals register to vote?
  • Processing applications and other amendments to the register throughout the year
  • Managing amendments, reviews, objections and deletions throughout the year
  • Maintaining the register throughout the year
  • Access and supply of the electoral register
  • Absent voting
    • Postal voting
    • Proxy voting
    • Appeals procedure for disallowed absent vote applications
    • Identifying suspicious absent vote applications
    • Retention of documents supplied as part of an absent vote application
    • Absent voting records, lists and registers
    • Requirement for electors to re-apply or refresh their absent vote arrangements
    • Refreshing absent vote signatures
    • Postal vote rejection notices
    • Resources for Electoral Registration Officers - Absent voting
  • Voter Authority Certificates and Anonymous Elector’s Documents

Resources for Electoral Registration Officers - Absent voting

Cancellation letter (due to failure to provide a fresh signature (DOC)
FAQs for postal vote rejection notices (DOCX)
List of people entitled to be supplied with the electoral register (PDF)
Postal vote reapplication template letter (Scotland) (DOCX)
Postal vote refresh template letter (Scotland) (DOCX)
Proxy vote refresh template letter (Scotland) (DOCX)
Template postal vote rejection notices (DOCX)
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 10 Rhagfyr 2024

Book traversal links for Resources for Electoral Registration Officers - Absent voting

  • Appeals against the removal of an absent vote following a postal vote identifier rejection notice
  • Voter Authority Certificates and Anonymous Elector’s Documents

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