United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL13766
Absent Voting: Proof of Identity
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1 March 2021
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15 March 2021 · Answer
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15 March 2021
Summary
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to allow individual local authorities to request that applicants for postal or proxy voting arrangements provide proof of (1) identification, and (2) residence; whether (a) they, or (b) the Electoral Co
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1 March 2021
Written question
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to allow individual local authorities to request that applicants for postal or proxy voting arrangements provide proof of (1) identification, and (2) residence; whether (a) they, or (b) the Electoral Co
Source: Lords
15 March 2021
Answer
Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) are responsible for processing applications for a postal or proxy vote, and for applying the legislative requirements. Postal or proxy voters must, by law, supply their date of birth and signature at application and ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-01/HL13766
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1293781
- uk · wq-1293781 · source updated 15 March 2021