Voting

• The new way to register your vote
• Moved home? Coming up to 18? Just not on the Register?
• The two versions of the Register
• How to get in touch with us

The new way to register your vote

You can only vote in elections if your name is on the register of electors. We update the register every autumn.

But, after a recent change in the law, we can also add names throughout the year.

Moved home? Coming up to 18? Just not on the Register?

All you have to do is fill in a voter registration form which you can download from the attached files section below. You have to sign your own form; someone else cannot do it for you.

If your application is not objected to, we will change your details within two to six weeks of receiving your form. We will write to tell you when your application is allowed.

There is no monthly update during September, October or November during the annual canvass period when all households have to register. A new Register is published on 1 December.

We will also tell the Electoral Registration Officer for your old address that you have moved, so that your name can be removed from that register. People who live at two homes (including students) are allowed to register at both. If you do not want to be removed from your other address please explain why on your form.

There are special rules about names being added to the voters list during an election period. Because of these you may not be able to vote at the election if you are added during this time.

The two versions of the Register

The electoral registration officer makes and keeps two versions of the electoral register - the full register and the edited register.

The full register lists everyone who is entitled to vote. You can check it by calling at the Civic Centre. 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 applying for credit. The law says who can have a copy of the full register and what they can use it for.

The full list of such persons and purposes is given in the Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2002. It is a criminal offence for them to pass it on to anyone else or to use it for any other purpose.

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.

How to get in touch with us

Further information

For further help or information, please contact us on:

Tel 0845 055 0922

Email elections@haringey.gov.uk

You can also visit our electoral registration office. The office is open 8.45am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.

Alternatively, you can write to the Electoral Registration team at:

The Electoral Registration Office
P.O. Box 264
Civic Centre
High Road
London
N22 8LE

Attached Files

Filename	Filetype	Size
voter registration form.pdf	PDF	31K
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Useful External Links

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• London Elects Website

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