Absent Votes - Postal & Proxy
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Postal Votes
From 31st October 2023 postal vote applicants will be required to provide their National Insurance Number as well as a date of birth and signature. Postal vote applications will expire after three years and a fresh application will have to be submitted.
Apply online for a postal vote
If you are unable to apply online please download the relevant postal form here (pdf, 169kb).
Once complete, you can send it to us by email ereg@winchester.gov.uk or by FREEPOST to:
Freepost RTLH-LSAG-HASX
City Offices
Colebrook Street
Winchester
Hampshire
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Proxy Votes
Changes in the 2022 Election act mean voters will only be able to act as a proxy for a maximum of 4 people. Of these 4, the maximum number who can be "domestic electors" (voters living in the UK) is 2.
Application for certain types of proxies you will also be required to provide a National Insurance number (NINO)
If you’re unable to vote in person you can ask someone to vote on your behalf. This is called a proxy vote. You can apply for a proxy vote if:
- You are unable to go to the polling station for one particular election, for example, if you are away on holiday
- You have a physical condition that means you cannot go to the polling station on election day
- Your employment means that you cannot go to the polling station on election day
- Your attendance on an educational course means that you cannot go to the polling station on election day
- You are a British citizen living overseas
- You are a crown servant or a member of Her Majesty's Armed Forces
There are different forms depending on the reason that you need a proxy vote. If you live abroad and are registered, you can also apply for a proxy vote.
Apply for a proxy vote
If you are applying for a proxy for a particular election or are an overseas/Service elector you can apply online here
For long term and emergency proxies please download the relevant proxy form from the Your Vote Matters website.Once complete, you can send it to us by email ereg@winchester.gov.uk or by FREEPOST to:
Freepost RTLH-LSAG-HASX
City Offices
Colebrook Street
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 9ZZIf you choose to vote by proxy, then the person who you have trusted to vote on your behalf will have to take their own Photographic Identification to be issued a ballot paper at the polling station.
For more infromation please visit our dedicated page on the Photographic Identification requirements here.
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