Running electoral registration - England

Where postal vote applications require verification of personal identifiers and the postal vote is needed for a forthcoming poll, you should liaise with the RO (where you are not already the RO)  to plan how you will coordinate the determination and subsequent issuing of postal packs for that poll. Our guidance on determining application close to the deadline provides more information on this.

Determining an application where additional documentary evidence has been provided

Where you are satisfied that an applicant’s identity has been verified as a result of providing additional documentary evidence, you should determine the application as approved.

Where you are not satisfied with the documentary evidence provided you may request further additional evidence, an attestation or refuse the application.

Determining an application where an attestation has been provided

If you have been able to determine an attestation as valid and therefore successfully established the identity of the applicant, you should determine the application for a postal vote as approved.

If you are not satisfied that the attestation is valid you may request another attestation, ask for additional evidence or refuse the application.

If an applicant refuses or does not respond to your request on or before the deadline to provide additional documentary evidence or an attestation

If an applicant refuses or does not respond to your request on or before the deadline to provide additional evidence or an attestation, you may refuse the application for a postal vote.

Whatever determination decision you make, you must write to the elector to notify them.1  Our guidance on confirming the outcome of postal vote applications contains more information.