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get on the electoral register so you can vote in elections or referendums; update your name, address or nationality by registering again with your new ... Skiptomaincontent CookiesonGOV.UK Weusesomeessentialcookiestomakethiswebsitework. We’dliketosetadditionalcookiestounderstandhowyouuseGOV.UK,rememberyoursettingsandimprovegovernmentservices. Wealsousecookiessetbyothersitestohelpusdelivercontentfromtheirservices. Acceptadditionalcookies Rejectadditionalcookies Viewcookies Youcanchangeyourcookiesettingsatanytime. Hidethismessage Coronavirus(COVID-19) Latestupdatesandguidance Home CitizenshipandlivingintheUK Voting Registertovote Youcanusethisserviceto: getontheelectoralregistersoyoucanvoteinelectionsorreferendums updateyourname,addressornationalitybyregisteringagainwithyournewdetails getonorofftheopenregister ThisserviceisalsoavailableinWelsh(Cymraeg). Whocanregister Youmustbeaged16orover(or14oroverinScotlandandWales). Youmustalsobeoneofthefollowing: aBritishcitizen anIrishorEUcitizenlivingintheUK aCommonwealthcitizenwhohaspermissiontoenterorstayintheUK,orwhodoesnotneedpermission acitizenofanothercountrylivinginScotlandorWaleswhohaspermissiontoenterorstayintheUK,orwhodoesnotneedpermission Checkwhichelectionsyou’reeligibletovotein. Youcanvotewhenyou’re18orover.IfyouliveinScotlandorWales,youcanvoteinsomeelectionswhenyou’re16orover. Younormallyonlyneedtoregisteronce-notforeveryelection.You’llneedtoregisteragainifyou’vechangedyourname,addressornationality.  Registeronline Itusuallytakesabout5minutes. Startnow Whatyouneedtoknow You’llbeaskedforyourNationalInsurancenumber(butyoucanstillregisterifyoudonothaveone). Afteryou’veregistered,yournameandaddresswillappearontheelectoralregister. There’sadifferentprocesstoregisteranonymously,forexampleifyou’reconcernedaboutyoursafetyorthesafetyofsomeoneinyourhousehold. Checkifyou’realreadyregistered ContactyourlocalElectoralRegistrationOfficetofindoutifyou’realreadyregisteredtovote. Updateyourregistration Youcanalsousethe‘Registertovote’serviceto: changeyourname,addressornationality getonorofftheopenregister Todothis,youneedtoregisteragainwithyournewdetails(evenifyou’realreadyregisteredtovote). Registerusingapaperform YoucanregisterusingapaperforminEngland,WalesandScotland. You’llneedtoprint,filloutandsendtheformtoyourlocalElectoralRegistrationOffice. Ifyou’reinNorthernIreland,registerusingapaperformandreturnittotheElectoralOfficeforNorthernIreland(EONI). Ifyouliveabroad Youcanusethisservicetoregistertovote(ortoreneworupdateyourregistration)ifyouboth: areaBritishcitizen wereregisteredtovotewithinthelast15years(or,insomecases,ifyouweretooyoungtoregisterwhenyouwereintheUK) Youmayneedyourpassportdetails. IfyoupreviouslylivedinNorthernIrelandandwanttovotethere,usetheNorthernIrelandoverseaselectorregistrationform. Ifyou’reapublicservantpostedoverseas There’sadifferentserviceforpublicservants(andtheirspousesandcivilpartners)whoarepostedoverseasas: CrownservantsorBritishcouncilemployees membersofthearmedforces Gethelpregistering YoucangethelpregisteringfromyourlocalElectoralRegistrationOffice. There’saneasyreadguideaboutregisteringtovote. Relatedcontent Theelectoralregisterandthe'openregister' Howtovote ContactyourlocalElectoralRegistrationOffice Votingifyoumoveorliveabroad Typesofelection,referendums,andwhocanvote Applyforapostalvote COVID-19vaccinations BookyourcoronavirusvaccinationandboosterdoseontheNHSwebsite Explorethetopic Voting Isthispageuseful? Maybe Yesthispageisuseful Nothispageisnotuseful Thankyouforyourfeedback Reportaproblemwiththispage Close HelpusimproveGOV.UK Don’tincludepersonalorfinancialinformationlikeyourNationalInsurancenumberorcreditcarddetails. Whatwereyoudoing? Whatwentwrong? Send Close HelpusimproveGOV.UK TohelpusimproveGOV.UK,we’dliketoknowmoreaboutyourvisittoday.We’llsendyoualinktoafeedbackform.Itwilltakeonly2minutestofillin.Don’tworrywewon’tsendyouspamorshareyouremailaddresswithanyone. Emailaddress Sendmethesurvey