Get registered and check your photo ID for May elections
Are you registered to vote in this year’s Police and Crime Commissioner election?
East Devon will go to the polls on 2 May and vote for the next Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner.
There are a number of ways to cast your vote. You can vote in person at a polling station, by post or by appointing someone you trust to vote on your behalf, which is known as a proxy vote.
Registering to vote is quick and easy. It only takes five minutes and can be done online. Once registered, you can request a postal vote application.
Remember...the deadline to register to vote is midnight on 16 April.
 They’re registered to vote, are you?
The deadline to register to vote in the PCC elections on 2 May is 16 April.
 Voter ID
You need to show photo identification (ID) to vote at a polling station for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections in England and Wales on 2 May.
Which forms of ID can I use to vote?
You may already have a form of photo ID that is acceptable. You can use any of the following:
- Passport
- Driving licence (including provisional license)
- Blue badge
- Certain concessionary travel cards
- Identity card with PASS mark (Proof of Age Standards Scheme)
- Biometric Immigration document
- Defence identity card
- Certain national identity cards
You will only need to show one form of photo ID, but it needs to be the original version and not a photocopy. The name on your ID must be the same name you used to register to vote.
For more information, including the full list of accepted forms of photo ID, visit the Electoral Commission website or call their helpline on 0800 328 0280.
If you don’t have an accepted form of photo ID
If you don’t already have an accepted form of photo ID, or you’re not sure whether your photo ID still looks like you, you can apply for a free voter ID document, known as a Voter Authority Certificate.
Alternatively, you can complete a paper application form and send this to your local Electoral Registration Officer.
The deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate to use at 2 May elections is 5pm, Wednesday 24 April.
If you need any help with applying for a Voter Authority Certificate or want to request an application form, contact your local Electoral Registration Officer.
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