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Apply for a Voter Authority Certificate by post if you’re living in the UK (17 February 2023)
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Apply for a Voter Authority Certificate by post if you’re living in the UK
- English
- Cymraeg
Use this form to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate on paper. You'll need to print, fill out and send or take the form to your local Electoral Registration Office.
- From:
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- Published
- 16 January 2023
- Last updated
- 17 February 2023 — See all updates
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Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
Documents
Apply for a Voter Authority Certificate if you're living in the UK (print version)
PDF, 670 KB, 4 pages
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Apply for a Voter Authority Certificate if you're living in the UK easy read (print version)
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Apply for a Voter Authority Certificate if you're living in the UK (large print version)
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Details
You can use a Voter Authority Certificate to vote in person in some UK elections and referendums. You cannot use it as proof of identification for any other reason.
Apply for a Voter Authority Certificate if:
- you do not have accepted photo ID
- you no longer look like the photo on your ID
- the name on your photo ID is significantly different to your name on the electoral register
Contact your Electoral Registration Officer if you need any help understanding or completing this form.
Published 16 January 2023
Last updated 17 February 2023 + show all updates