Voter ID

A General Election will be held on Thursday 4 July 2024.

You will need ID in order to vote.

what photo id can I use????

GOV.UK and the Electoral Commission list all the forms of photo ID that will be accepted.

GOV.UK https://www.gov.uk/how-to-vote/photo-id-youll-need

Electoral Commission https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id

But I don’t have any photo id!

what can I do??

Getting photo ID

Long wait times and potentially prohibitive costs will need to be taken into account.

Drivers License

Provisional https://www.gov.uk/apply-first-provisional-driving-licence

Renew https://www.gov.uk/renew-driving-licence

Passports

https://www.gov.uk/apply-renew-passport

PASS Card

https://www.pass-scheme.org.uk/

Blue Badge

https://www.gov.uk/apply-blue-badge

Disabled person’s bus pass

https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-disabled-bus-pass

Older person’s bus pass

https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-elderly-person-bus-pass

Freedom Pass

https://tfl.gov.uk/fares/free-and-discounted-travel/freedom-pass

Oyster 60+ card

https://tfl.gov.uk/fares/free-and-discounted-travel/60-plus-oyster-photocard

I don’t have time to apply for this!

What do I do now?

Apply for a Voting Authority Certificate

According to the Electoral Commission the deadline for applying is

5pm on 26th June 2024

https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate

OR

apply for a postal vote

According to the Electoral Commission the deadline for applying is

5pm on 19th June 2024

https://www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote