What is proxy voting
Voting by proxy means that you appoint someone else to vote on your behalf. Your proxy can either vote by post or in person at a polling station, and can be a proxy for two people at the same election (or more if the extra people are close relatives) but:
- they must be eligible to vote in the election in which they'll be voting on your behalf
- they must be willing to go to your appointed polling station in Manchester, or
- if they cannot go to your polling station they should apply to vote by post as your proxy, but you need to submit a proxy application form for them first. Do this as early as you can to avoid missing the deadline, as both applications will need to be with us a week before the normal deadline
- they must have an accepted form of photo ID or a voter authority certificate.
You may need to vote by proxy because:
- you can't go to the polling station on election day because you are away e.g. on holiday
- you have a physical condition that means you cannot go to the polling station on election day
- your job means you cannot go to polling station on election day
- your attendance on an education course means you cannot go to the polling station on election day
- you are a British citizen living overseas (Parliamentary and European Parliamentary only)
- you are a crown servant or a member of the armed forces