Running electoral registration - England

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Resources for Electoral Registration Officers

Your public engagement strategy and registration plan

Example tactics for reaching target audiences (DOC)
FAQs and lines to take with the public in response to queries on electoral registration (DOCX)
Factsheet on producing accessible communications (DOC)
Guidance for care staff in England (DOC)
Guidance on assisted applications in England and Wales (word)
Sharing good practice - Communications
Sharing good practice - Effective management of registration processes
Sharing good practice - Effective use of available data
Sharing good practice - Reaching care home residents
Sharing good practice - Reaching students
Template public engagement strategy (XLS)
Template registration plan (XLS)
Template risk and issues register (XLS)

Eligibility to register to vote

Citizenship and election type check list
Guidance on assisted applications in England and Wales (word)
Guidance for care staff in England (DOC)
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Sharing good practice - Reaching students

Special category electors

Anonymous registration: Supporting survivors of domestic abuse to register to vote - England (PDF)
Template certificate of anonymous registration (DOC)

Inviting individuals to register to vote

Guidance on electoral registration form designs and letters Part 2 (DOC)
Sharing good practice - Encouraging a response
What works – Household notification cards (DOC)

How can individuals register to vote?

Guidance for care staff in England (DOC)
Guidance on assisted applications in England and Wales (word)

Processing applications and other amendments to the register throughout the year

Table 1 - Combinations resulting in positive matches

Managing amendments, reviews, objections and deletions throughout the year

Sharing good practice - Effective use of available data
Summary sheet: deletions (DOC)

 Maintaining the register throughout the year

Rolling registration dates 2024 (PDF)

 Access and supply of the electoral register

Cover sheet for copies of full register for inspection (DOC)
Cover sheet for copies of full register for sale (DOC)
Cover sheet for copies of full register supplied free of charge on request (DOC)
Guidance notes for staff supervising the inspection of the full register
List of people entitled to be supplied with the electoral register (PDF)
Publication of data from polling stations

 Absent Voting

FAQs for postal vote rejection notices (for elections before 2 May 2024)(DOCX)
FAQs for postal vote rejection notices (for elections on or after 2 May 2024)(DOCX)
List of people entitled to be supplied with the electoral register (PDF)
Postal vote identifier request letter (DOC)
Proxy vote identifier request letter (DOC)
Template postal vote rejection notices (for elections before 2 May 2024) (DOCX)
Template postal vote rejection notices (for elections on or after 2 May 2024) (DOCX)

 

Last updated: 23 May 2024