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Use this form to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate on paper. You'll need to print, fill out and send or take the form to your local Electoral Registration Office.
Get on the electoral register so you can vote in elections and referendums as a crown servant or British Council employee.
Ask for underused or vacant property owned by the government, agencies, local councils or local public bodies to be sold - Right to Contest.
If you can’t vote in person due to a disability, then you can apply to vote by proxy.
If you're a British citizen living overseas, then you can apply to vote by proxy.
If you're a member of the armed forces, or the spouse or registered civil partner of a member of the armed forces, you can register to vote.
If you aren’t able to cast your vote in person, you can have someone you trust cast your vote for you in a particular election or referendum.
If you can’t vote in person due to a medical emergency or disability and the proxy vote deadline has passed, you may be able to apply to vote by emergency proxy.
Form to be used to apply by post for a Voter Authority Certificate.
If your employment or your spouse or civil partner’s employment means that you cannot vote in person, then you can apply to vote by proxy.
If you're a Crown Servant (in the diplomatic service or overseas civil service) or an employee of the British Council, you can register to vote in the UK.
If your employment means that you cannot vote in person and you've missed the deadline to apply for a proxy vote, then you can apply to vote by emergency proxy.
If you aren’t able to cast your vote in person, you can have someone you trust cast your vote for you.
If you or your spouse or civil partner are attending an educational course that means you won't be able to vote in person, then you can vote by proxy.
If you're a member of the armed forces or their spouse or civil partner, you can apply to vote by proxy.
If you're a Crown servant, British Council employee or their spouse or civil partner, you can apply to vote by proxy.
Challenge the result of an election if you think it was not run properly, issuing and serving an election petition, and what happens at the hearing and trial
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