Encourage people who are not on the electoral register to apply for registration. The deadline for registering to vote in time for an election is 12 working days before the poll.1
You can find out more about who can register at www.eoni.org.uk/Register-To-Vote/Registration-FAQ
Help voters with information about postal and proxy voting – you can find information at www.eoni.org.uk/Vote/Voting-by-post-or-proxy. Electors who have registered online will be required to provide their Digital Registration Number (DRN) as part of their application for a postal or proxy vote. The deadline for applying for a postal or a proxy vote for the election is 5pm on the 14th working day before the poll.2
After this date a person can only apply to vote by post or proxy for the election on the grounds of unforeseen circumstances relating to health or if they are appointed to work at the election either by the Chief Electoral Officer or as a constable. In this case they may apply up to 5pm on the 6th working day before the poll.3
1. Section13BA Representation of the People Act 1983 (RPA 1983) and Regulation 30(7) Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008 (RPR (NI) 2008)↩ Back to content at footnote 1