Postal ballot packs will be sent to electors from one to two weeks before polling day.
Electors who registered close to the registration deadline and have applied for a postal vote close to or at the same time, will be issued with their postal ballot packs only once their postal vote application has been determined, even if their names have been added to the final register update on the fifth working day.
Electors will then mark their ballot paper, complete the declaration of identity by providing their signature and date of birth, and return them to the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland before the close of poll (i.e. 10pm on polling day).
In Northern Ireland, postal votes cannot be accepted at polling stations.