Absent Voting
Other than the traditional method of voting at a
polling station you can also vote by post or by appointing a
proxy.
Section 14 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006, which came
into force on 1 January 2007, requires electors who wish to vote by
post or by proxy for any election to provide their date of
birth and a specimen of their signature.
Postal Voting
Anyone can apply for a postal vote for all elections, or
for a particular election without giving a reason. You can
have your ballot paper delivered to your registered address or
provided you can supply us with a a reason an alternative
address.
Proxy Voting
Alternatively you can apply for a proxy to vote on your
behalf. If you choose to vote by proxy for a
particular election you are required to give a reason e.g.
illness, disability, employment, attendance of course etc. If
you choose to vote by proxy for all elections you will
need to give a reason and get someone to support your
application. The people who are qualified to support your
application appear under part 6a of the application form.
Both of these application forms can be obtained from the
Democratic Services Department, the Postal Voting application form
can also be downloaded from
here.