How to Register to vote
If you are eligible to vote and have completed the registration form delivered to your home last autumn, you should be on the electoral register
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You can only vote in elections if your name appears in the register of electors.
You must apply to be included in the register. Do not assume your name will automatically appear on the register because you pay Council Tax. So long as you are you are eligible you can register to vote at any time of the year. |
You can and should register to vote if:
- you're eligible to vote but not already registered - Check eligibility, see who can vote?
- you have previously been registered but have changed address
- you have previously been registered but your name has changed.
There are special registration forms for British citizens living overseas, members of HM Forces, Crown Servants and persons with no fixed address - for more information contact the electoral registration office on 01268 294352 or visit AboutMyVote.com 
For the rest of us, the form we use to register to vote depends upon the time of year:
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| 1. THE ANNUAL ELECTORAL REGISTRATION CANVASS - (for registrations between Sept-Dec) |
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An Annual Electoral Registration Canvass Form is sent to every property within the Basildon District each year during the month of September.
The law requires the occupiers of a property to give the information requested in the canvass form.
If you are eligible, you must register to vote by completing and returning this form, which is used to produce a revised version of the electoral register which comes into force in December of each year.
The canvass form also enables you to:
Reply to the canvass by the following methods:
- Register by FREEPHONE 0800 197 9860 (24 hours)
- Register by internet, visit www.registerbyinternet/basildon , see your canvass form for details and security codes
- Return the form by post
| New! - Register by FREEPHONE & ONLINE |
Register by FREEPHONE or ONLINE if the details you receive on your canvass form are correct ,
see your canvass form for details and security codes |
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| 2. ROLLING REGISTRATION (for registrations between December and the following August) |
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At times of the year in between the annual canvass period you can register to vote by filling in an Electoral Registration form which you can request from the Electoral Registration Office or download from AboutMyVote.com
or contact your electoral registration office on 01268 294352 for an electoral registration form.
OTHER FORMATS:
Basildon Council will provide information on audio tape, in Braille, large print and in the following languages:
FOREIGN LANGUAGE REGISTRATION FORMS:
Foreign language registration forms are available from www.aboutmyvote.co.uk .
Registration forms can be downloaded in the following languages:
Arabic
Bengali
Chinese (traditional)
Gujarati
Punjabi
Urdu
Information in other languages may be available, please contact www.aboutmyvote.co.uk .
All completed Registration Forms should be returned to:
The Electoral Registration Office
Basildon District Council
The Basildon Centre
St Martin’s Square
Basildon, Essex
SS14 1DL
or handed in at any Basildon Council Office.
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