Different Ways to Vote.
You can now choose whether you prefer to vote at a polling station or by post. If you meet certain legal requirements, you can apply for a proxy vote.
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| 1. Polling Station Vote (Traditional - attend your local polling station and vote in person). |
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Provided you have registered and are eligible to vote at an election, you will receive a Polling Card some weeks before the election.
The Polling Card will give you the date of the election and the address and opening times of your Polling Station.
You have only to turn up at the Polling Station to vote in person.
| 2. Postal Vote (Absent voting, send your vote by Post) |
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Provided you have registered and are eligible to vote at an election you can choose to vote by post.
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Contact your electoral registration office on 01268 294352 for a Postal or Proxy Voting Application Form.
Alternatively, visit www.aboutmyvote.co.uk  where you can download a Postal Vote Application Form
PLEASE NOTE:
There is a strict deadline for the return of completed applications - so do not delay.
All completed application Forms should be returned to:
The Electoral Registration Office
Basildon District Council
The Basildon Centre
St Martin’s Square
Basildon, Essex
SS14 1DL
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- You can choose to vote by post, if you cannot or do not wish to attend your polling station.
- 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 specified by you.
- Postal votes can be sent overseas, but you need to consider whether there would be time for you to receive and return your ballot paper by polling day.
- Postal votes 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 the council offices or polling station.
- Postal votes have to be received at the council or polling station by the close of poll on polling day.
| 3. Voting by Proxy (Appoint someone to vote for you) |
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Provided you have registered and are eligible to vote at an election you can choose to vote by proxy.
Contact your electoral registration office on 01268 294352 for a Postal or Proxy Voting Application Form.
Alternatively, visit www.aboutmyvote.co.uk where you can download a Proxy Vote Application Form
PLEASE NOTE: There is a strict deadline for the return of completed applications - so do not delay.
All completed application Forms should be returned to:
The Electoral Registration Office
Basildon District Council
The Basildon Centre
St Martin’s Square
Basildon, Essex
SS14 1DL
- Voting by Proxy 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 the following reasons: physical incapacity, overseas voter, studying or on a journey by sea or air, and certain occupations e.g. Armed Forces.
- Basildon Council can supply you with a form to apply to vote by proxy
- 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.
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