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How to register to vote

How do I register to vote?

To register to vote you must complete an electoral registration form. Your name can then be added to the electoral register which is a list of everyone that is registered to vote.

The electoral register is published every year on the 1st December and is then updated each month until September. A form can be downloaded from the bottom of this page.

Who is eligible to register?

In order to register you must be 18 or over and be a British citizen, a British Commonwealth citizen, an Irish citizen or a European Union citizen (a citizen of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain or Sweden).

For a full list of eligible nationalites, please see the doument at the bottom of this page.

16 and 17 year olds can also be added to the register but are not able to vote until they are 18.

When will my name be added to the register?

When your application is received your name will be added to the register at the next update. The 2009 Register of Electors will be published on 1st December and the table below shows the monthly update schedule for 2009.

applications received by...	will be effective from...
Thursday 11th December 2008	Friday 2nd January 2009
Friday 9th January 2009	Monday 2nd February 2009
Friday 6th February 2009	Monday 2nd March 2009
Tuesday 10th March 2009	Wednesday 1st April 2009
Tuesday 7th April 2009	Friday 1st May 2009
Tuesday 19th May 2009	Thursday 28th May 2009
Tuesday 9th June 2009	Wednesday 1st July 2009
Friday 10th July 2009	Monday 3rd August 2009
Monday 10th August 2009	Tuesday 1st September 2009

Your completed application should be returned to the following address:

Electoral Registration
Civic Offices
Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
PO1 2QR

If you have any questions concerning the above issues please contact the Election Services Office.

Telephone: 023 9283 4074
email: elections@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Associated documents:

Electoral Registration Form (0.10 MB)

List of Eligible Nationalities (0.01 MB)