See Also
www.aboutmyvote.co.uk
Contact Us
Democratic Services
Email:
electoral.services
@thanet.gov.uk
Phone: 01843 577500
Fax: 01843 291640
Ways to Vote
To vote at an election, you need to be on the electoral
list, have you registered
Voting at a Polling Station
The traditional way to vote is to go along to your local polling
station and vote in person. Each voter has a specific polling
station serving their area. A poll card is sent to everyone on the
electoral list - giving the address of the polling station.
Absent Voting
Voting by post
- You can choose to vote by post, if you prefer not to go to your
polling station. You do not have to give any reason for asking for
a postal vote.
- Applications can be made for a single election, for a specified
period or indefinitely.
- A postal vote can be sent to your home address or any other
address you specify.
- Postal votes can be sent overseas, but you need to consider
whether there would be time to receive and return your ballot paper
by polling day.
- Postal voting papers are usually despatched about a week before
polling day.
- If you have been sent a postal vote, you cannot vote in person
at a polling station.
- Postal votes can be posted back to the council offices or
returned by hand to either the council offices or polling
station.
- Postal votes have to be received by the close of poll on
polling day.
- Each applicant requires a separate form. The form must be
signed by the applicant.
- A postal voting application form is available from Electoral
Services on the Helpline number given to the right of the page or
from http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/
Voting by proxy
- This means appointing someone to vote for you in your polling
station.
- You need to tell your proxy which candidate(s) you wish to vote
for.
- You have to provide a reason to vote by proxy for a single
election. You can only vote by proxy on an indefinite basis for
reasons of physical incapacity or occupation, service, employment
or attendance on a course.
- The Electoral Services Helpline can supply you with a form to
apply to vote by proxy.
- Each applicant requires a separate form. The form must be
signed by the applicant.
- If you change your mind and wish to vote in person, you can
still do so, providing that your proxy has not already voted on
your behalf.
- If your proxy cannot get to your polling station, they can
apply to vote by post. However, you
will not then be able to vote in person.