What if my name is missing from the Register?
If you cannot find your name on the Register, or if you have recently moved into the Borough, you can complete an Electoral Registration Form. This asks for details of your full name, your present address and when you started living there, and your old address. Please note this is not an on-line form. You will need to print the form out, complete it and send it to the address shown below. A separate form needs to be completed by each person who must sign his or her own form.
- Electoral Registration Form (350KB Word file)
- Electoral Registration Form (50KB PDF file)
As long as you are registered to vote, you can have a postal vote instead of going to your designated polling station. However, bear in mind that we must receive the ballot paper back by the day of election, in order for you vote to count.
You can apply for a postal vote by completing an application form, which will need to be returned to us by eleven working days before an election.
- Postal vote form (84KB Word file)
- Postal vote form (35KB PDF file)
Proxy voting is when you appoint someone to vote on your behalf. This person must be officially appointed by you and you must complete a proxy application form. The proxy can go along to your polling station and cast your vote.
There are certain requirements to be a proxy. Please contact the office on 020 8496 4562 for more information on appointing a proxy for one election, or if you want the proxy arrangement to be made permanent.
- Proxy vote form (86KB Word file)
- Proxy vote form (39KB PDF file)
Electoral Services will issue a monthly update, called a "List of Alterations". These will be published every month except, October, and November. The December list is the next full Register of Electors.
When we receive your form, and if everything is in order, your name will be shown in the List of Alterations. The relevant dates are:
| Deadline for receipt of applications | Effective date added to Register |
|---|---|
| Friday 11 December 2009 | Monday 4 January 2010 |
| Friday 8 January 2010 | Monday 1 February 2010 |
| Friday 5 February 2010 | Monday 1 March 2010 |
| Wednesday 10 March 2010 | Thursday 1 April 2010 |
| Tuesday 20 April 2010 | Wednesday 28 April 2010 |
| Monday 10 May 2010 | Tuesday 1 June 2010 |
| Wednesday 9 June 2010 | Thursday 1 July 2010 |
| Friday 9 July 2010 | Monday 2 August 2010 |
| Tuesday 10 August 2010 | Wednesday 1 September 2010 |
| September 2010 | Annual Canvass |
| October 2010 | Annual Canvass |
| November 2010 | Annual Canvass |
You will be able to vote in this election if we receive this completed form by 5pm on Tuesday 20 April 2010. Even though the Parliamentary General Election could be called anytime before July, there is a possibility that this election could be held on the same day as the Waltham Forest Council Elections.
