Voter Authority Certificates
You can apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate if you:
- don't have any of the photo ID accepted in polling stations
- don’t look like the photo on your ID anymore, or
- the name on your ID is different to the name you’ve used to register to vote.
You can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate:
- Online at gov.uk. You will need your National Insurance Number and a digital photo that meets guidelines - similar to a passport photo
- By post by asking for an application form from Electoral Services, Quadrant, The Silverlink North, Cobalt Business Park, NE27 0BY and sending it back with a printed photo that meets the application guidelines
The deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate is 17:00 on 28 April.