Running electoral registration - England

If you require additional documentary evidence from an applicant in respect of their application, you must inform them of the following:1

• the deadline for submitting the additional documentary evidence - this is 28 days after the date you decide that additional evidence is required
• that their application may be rejected if they fail or refuse to provide the additional evidence
• the types of documentary evidence that are acceptable2 depend on whether the application is for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document

If the Voter Authority Certificate or Anonymous Elector’s Document is needed for a forthcoming poll or petition, you should encourage the applicant to supply the documentary evidence to you as soon as possible up to and including any time on polling day for an election or the last day for signing at a petition.