Changes to postal and proxy voting
Postal voting
- You need to renew your postal vote every 3 years by resubmitting a postal vote application
- There is a limit on the number of postal vote packs that you can hand in at a polling station. You can hand inyour own postal vote, and up to five others
- Political parties and campaigners are banned from handling postal vote packs on behalf of electors
- When applying for a postal vote you must provide proof of your identity. Both online and paper applications require ID verification
- You can apply for a postal vote online
Find out more about voting by post.
Proxy voting
There is a limit to how many people a voter can act as a proxy for. Voters can act as a proxy for two people, regardless of their relationship. If you vote on behalf of UK voters who live overseas, you can act as a proxy for up to four people (but only two of those can live in the UK). Find out more about proxy voting from the Electoral Commission.