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How do I register to vote?

o Fill in the electoral registration form.
~ Make sure you complete all sections of the form and sign the 'declaration'.
~ Return your form as soon as possible to your Electoral Registration Office.
You can find the address at www.aboutmyvote.co.uk
Lothian Valuation Joint Board
17A South Gyle Crescent

EDINBURGH

EH129FL

Please do not return your form to The Electoral Commission. We cannot add you to the register.
Register as soon as you can, or it may be too late to vote in the next election.

Who can register to vote? Who has my personal detai Is?

• anyone aged 16 or over (but you cannot There are two versions of the register - the full
vote until you are 18) version and the edited version. Your details will
appear on the full version of the register, but you
• British or qualifying Commonwealth citizens.
can choose whether or not your details appear
This means Commonwealth citizens who have
on the edited register.
leave to enter or remain in the UK or do not
require such leave. • The full register is used for elections and
referendums, preventing and detecting crime,
• citizens of the Republic of Ireland or other
and checking applications for credit.
European Union (EU) member states
• The edited register is available for general sale
British citizens, Irish citizens and qualifying
and can be used for commercial activities such
citizens of Commonwealth countries (including
as marketing.
Cyprus and Malta) can vote at all elections.
Citizens of other EU member states resident in More information
the UK can vote in local government elections but
If you need more forms or have any
cannot vote in UK Parliamentary elections. Those
questions about registering to vote, go to
resident in Scotland or Wales may also vote in
www.aboutmyvote.co.uk or contact your
Scottish Parliamentary or National Assembly for
electoral registration office.
Wales elections. If you are an EU citizen and want
to vote in European Parliamentary elections, you In England and Wales, the electoral registration
must fill in a separate form. Contact your local office is based at your local council. In Scotland,
electoral registration office to ask for one. it may be a separate office.
For contact details, go to www.aboutmyvote.co.uk
What is the electoral register?
This form does not apply in Northern Ireland.
The electoral register is the list of everyone who
Visit www.eonLorg.uk for more information.
is registered to vote. You must be on the register
to vote in elections and referendums. You are
not automatically registered, even if you pay
Council Tax.
You can register to vote at any time. If you're not
registered, for example, if you have moved home, The
you need to fill in a registration form. Electoral
Commission
 Electoral registration form (i) @ @
Only one person can register using this form. Please read the notes carefully before filling in this form.
When you have completed every section and signed the form personally, send it to your electoral registration
office. Please write in black ink and use BLOCK LETTERS.

:1 ,~About you l~JOther information

Surname Address where you were previously registered to vote
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First names (in full)

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Nationality (include dual nationality if appropriate)

Postcode
If you are under 18 years old, please give your
date of birth. Previous local council (if you know)

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D D M M Y Y Y Y
your name will be taken off the register for your
Tick here if you are 70 years old or over
(does not applY in Scotland). D previous address. If you think you should remain
on the register at that address, please state the
21 Address (where you are currently resident) reason below.

You can only apply for registration at your current

home. You can apply at your temporary home if
you currently have no other home. There are
some exceptions (e.g. students). If you have Postal vote application forms are available
any questions regarding your residency, please at www.aboutmyvote.co.uk
contact your Electoral Registration Officer. To receive this information from your electoral
registration office instead, please tick one of the
boxes below:
voting by post D
voting by proxy (someone else
voting on your behalf) D
Postcode
4 ~Declaration
Tick here if you do not want your name 0 As far as I know, the details on this form are true
to be included on the edited register, and accurate. I understand that to provide false
which is available for general sale. Read the information on this form is an offence, punishable
accompanying notes for more information. on conviction by imprisonment and/or a fine.
You do not have to give the following information,
I confirm that I am a British, Irish, European Union
but it will help us to contact you if there is a query
or qualifying Commonwealth citizen.
about your form.

Daytime telephone or mobile number Qualifying Commonwealth citizens are those who
have leave to enter or remain in the UK or do not
require such leave.
Email address
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