Registering to vote
What is the electoral register?
When can you register?
Who can register?
How to apply to be on the register
Returning your elector registration application form
Where can I see the register of electors
How do I register to Vote for the 3rd May 2012 Election
What is the electoral register?
The electoral register is a list of people in the Blaenau Gwent area who are eligible to vote in an election. In order to vote in an election your name must be on the register. A mass update of the register is carried out annually between mid-August and mid-November and this new register comes into force during December. Before and after this, the register is updated on a rolling monthly basis.
The Full Register
The full register lists everyone who is entitled to vote. Only certain people and organisations can have copies of the full register, and they can only use it for specified purposes. These include electoral purposes, the prevention and detection of crime and checking your identity when you have applied for credit. The law says who can have a copy of the full register and what they can use it for.
The edited register leaves out the names and addresses of people who have asked for them to be excluded from that version of the register. The edited register can be bought by anyone who asks for a copy and they may use it for any purpose.
The Electoral Register is now a rolling register, which means you can join the register throughout the year. Electors who move can complete the elector registation application form and register for their new address. Use the timetable to find out when your name will be formally added to the Register of Electors
Any person who is 18 years and over and is a British, Commonwealth, Irish Republic or European Union member state citizen living in the Blaenau Gwent area who is not currently on the register. A full list of Commonwealth and EU countries can be found on the Electoral Commission Website at http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk . You can also be added to the register when you are 17 and you will then be eligible to vote at any elections held after your 18th birthday.
Students may be able to register at home and at their term address, so wherever you are on election day, you will be able to vote. Information on this can also be found at http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk .
How to apply to be on the register
Please contact the Electoral Registration Office for an application form or download a copy of the Voter Registration Form.
Returning the Electoral Register Application
Your application form has to be posted to the address on the form.
Once registered, you will be sent notification that you are registerd and you will receive a poll card before each election in which you are eligible to vote giving information about how you can vote.
Where can I see the register of electors
The Register of Electors is available for inspection at the Electoral Registration Office, Floor 1A at the Civic Centre, Ebbw Vale
How do I register to Vote for the 3rd May 2012 Election
Apllications to register to vote for the 3rd may 2012 Election must be received by the Electoral Registration Office by 5pm Wednesday 18th April 2012.
